Tayul Monastery Explained

Tayul Monastery
Map Type:India Himachal Pradesh
Coordinates:32.5617°N 77.0731°W
Country:India
Location:Satingri, Lahul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, India
Founded By:Serzang Richen
Year Completed:17th century
Date Renovated:By Tulku Tashi Tanphel of Tagna Monastery
Sect:Drugpa

Tayul Monastery or Tayul Gompa is a Buddhist monastery in the Bhaga Valley of Lahul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, northern India. It is located 6 kilometres from Keylong above the village of Satingri.

History

Tayul gonpa written in Tibetan as Ta - Yul means "chosen place".[1] The Drugpa (Dogpa) Lama, Serzang Richen of the Kham region of Tibet established the Tayul Monastery in the 17th century..[1]

Structure

The monastery was then constructed and houses a hundred million mani wheel and would apparently turn by itself on special Buddhist occasions.

Tayul has 12 foot statue of Padmasambhava and his two materialisations, Sighmukha and Vijravarashi and is well decorated with elaborate murals.[2] The library contains the Buddhist scriptures, the Kangyur.

It was renovated avbout 100 years after establishment by a Ladakhi Tulku, Tashi Tanphel of Tagna Monastery who renovated it and extended the building.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lahaul and Spiti Tourism:Monasteries. District Lahaul & Spiti. 21 November 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110407161944/http://hplahaulspiti.nic.in/Monasteries.htm. 7 April 2011. dmy-all.
  2. http://www.tsiindia.com/pilgrimage-india/tayul-monastery.html Indian Horizons