Stok Monastery Explained

Stok Palace
Map Type:India Ladakh
Coordinates:34.0657°N 77.5422°W
Country:India
Location:Stok, Leh district Ladakh, India
Founded By:Lhawang Lotus
Year Completed:Late 14th century

Stok Monastery or Stok Gompa is a Buddhist monastery in Stok, Leh district, Ladakh, northern India, 15 kilometres south of Leh.[1] It was founded by Lama Lhawang Lotus in the 14th Century and has a notable library including all 108 volumes of the Kangyur. A ritual dance-mask festival is held annually.[1]

Next to the monastery is a 71-foot (22 m) high seated Gautama Buddha statue and temple, constructed between 2012-2015 and consecrated by the 14th Dalai Lama on 8 August 2016.[2]

Around 2 km from the monastery is Stok Palace, built in 1820 as the summer home of Ladakhi royalty from the Namgyal dynasty of Ladakh.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stok Gompa. Buddhist-temples.com. 20 October 2009.
  2. Web site: Information Board at the Gautama Buddha statue and temple, Stok Gompa. www.flickr.com. Mary Loosemore. 8 December 2016.