Mulbekh Monastery
Buddhist monastery in Ladakh, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mulbekh Monastery or Mulbekh Gompa, at 11,495 ft from sea level and 656 ft uphill from road level, consists of 9 m (30 ft) tall Maitreya Buddha statue, 1400 CE kharosti language edicts on the hill, and two 800 years old gompas, Serdung gompa of Drukpa lineage and Rgaldan-se gompa of Gelugpa lineage of Buddhism, 40 km from Kargil on NH1 Kargil-Leh Highway in Kargil district of Ladakh in northern India. Monastery has large prayer wheels and view enroute the cliff monastery are stunning.[1] Rgaldan-se Gompa, established by Tungba Lzawa who is also known as Agu Tungba, was renovated in 2016. Nyima Lhakhang temple was built around 800 years ago in the oldest section of the Mulbekh Monastery by the students of the great Tibetan scholar Lotsawa Rinchen Zangpo, it houses Lhakhang (sacred objects).
Mulbekh Monastery | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Tibetan Buddhism |
Sect | Drukpa and Gelug |
Location | |
Location | Kargil, Ladakh, India |
Geographic coordinates | 34°23′0″N 76°22′0″E |
Architecture | |
Style | Tibetan Architecture |