Likir Monastery

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Likir Monastery or Likir Gompa is a Buddhist monastery in Ladakh, Northern India. It is located at 3700m elevation, approximately 52 kilometres in the west of Leh. It is picturesquely situated on a little hill in the valley, in Likir village near the Indus River about 9.5 kilometres north of the Srinigar to Leh highway. It belongs to the Gelugpa sect of Tibetan Buddhism and was established in 1065 by Lama Duwang Chosje, under the command of the fifth king of Ladakh, Lhachen Gyalpo. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 34°10'48"N, 77°9'0"E

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Jammu and KashmirIndia

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Likir Monastery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Alchi Gompa, Sumda Chun.

3.4 miNE
Sacred and religious sites, Monastery, Buddhist architecture
Alchi Gompa, Alchi
86 min walk • Alchi Monastery or Alchi Gompa is a Buddhist monastery, known more as a monastic complex of temples in Alchi village in the Leh District, under the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council of the Ladakh Union Territory.
3.2 miS
Monastery, Buddhist architecture
Sumda Chun, Hemis National Park
82 min walk • Temple at Sumda Chun, an early Tibetan Buddhist temple and monastery is located in the Sumda Chun village, a remote part of the Himalayas. The temple at Sumda Chun is under the management of Hemis Monastery that appoints monks for conducting daily rituals and takes care of any major intervention in the temple.

Likir Monastery

Facts and practical information

Likir Monastery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Alchi Gompa, Alchi

Sumda Chun, Hemis National Park