Namgyal Tsemo Monastery
Namgyal Tsemo Monastery or Namgyal Tsemo Gompa is a Buddhist monastery in Leh city of Leh district, Ladakh, northern India. Founded by King Tashi Namgyal (1555-1575) of Ladakh, it has a three-story high gold statue of Maitreya Buddha and ancient manuscripts and frescoes. It is situated near the Tsemo Castle.
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Namgyal Tsemo Monastery perched over Leh town -
Tsemo Castle -
Prayer flags
See also
Footnotes
- ^ "Namgyal Tsemo Gompa". Buddhist-temples.com. Retrieved 19 October 2009.
External links
Media related to Namgyal Tsemo Monastery at Wikimedia Commons
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