Tangyud Monastery
Tibetan Buddhist monastery near Hikkim, Himachal Pradesh, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Tangyud Monastery (also written bTang-rGyud, Tangyuth) or Sa-skya-gong-mig Gompa[1] at the village of Komic, two km southeast of Hikkim in the Spiti Valley of Himachal Pradesh, India, is built like a fortified castle on the edge of a deep canyon, with massive slanted mud walls and battlements with vertical red ochre and white vertical stripes which make them look much taller than they really are. It is one of the highest altitude gompas (monasteries) in India, at an altitude of 4,520 metres (14,830 ft), on the edge of a deep canyon and overlooking the town of Kaza, Spiti 4 km to the west.[2][3] It is located on the periphery of the Kibber Wildlife Sanctuary.[4]
སྟེང་རྒྱུད་དགོན་པ། Tangyud Monastery | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Tibetan Buddhism |
Sect | Sakya Ngor Lineage |
Leadership | Ngor Khangsar Rinpoche |
Location | |
Location | Lahaul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, India |
Geographic coordinates | 32°14′07″N 78°06′40″E |