Stok Monastery, Hemis National Park

Name: Stok Monastery
Address: Hemis National Park, India

#4 among attractions in Hemis National Park

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Stok Monastery or Stok Gompa is a Buddhist monastery in Stok, Leh district, Ladakh, northern India, 15 kilometres south of Leh. 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. ()

Completed: XIV centuryCoordinates: 34°3'60"N, 77°32'38"E

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

Nearby attractions include: Shey Monastery, Spituk Monastery, Matho Monastery, Spituk Gompa.

5.3 miE
Monastery, Buddhist architecture
Shey Monastery, Shey
135 min walk • The Shey Monastery or Gompa and the Shey Palace complex are structures located on a hillock in Shey, 15 kilometres to the south of Leh in Ladakh, northern India on the Leh-Manali road. Shey was the summer capital of Ladakh in the past. It contains a huge Shakyamuni Buddha statue. It is the second largest Buddha statue in Ladakh.
4.9 miN
Monastery
Spituk Monastery
125 min walk • Spituk Monastery, also known as Spituk Gompa or Pethup Gompa, is a Buddhist monastery in Spituk, Leh district, Ladakh, northern India. 8 kilometres from Leh. The site of Spituk was blessed by the Arhat Nyimagung.
6.8 miSE
Village, Monastery, Buddhist architecture
Matho Monastery, Hemis National Park
175 min walk • Matho Monastery, or Matho Gonpa or Mangtro Monastery or Mangtro Gonpa, from the Tibetan "mang" that means "many" and "tro" that means "happiness", is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery located 26 kilometres southeast of Leh in Ladakh, northern India, on the banks of the Indus River.
4.2 miN
Sacred and religious sites, Temple
Spituk Gompa, Leh
107 min walk • Spituk Monastery, also known as Spituk Gompa or Pethup Gompa, is a Buddhist monastery in Spituk, Leh district, Ladakh, northern India. 8 kilometres from Leh. The site of Spituk was blessed by the Arhat Nyimagung.

Stok Monastery, Hemis National Park

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Hemis National Park plan & book

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

Shey Monastery, Shey

Spituk Monastery

Matho Monastery, Hemis National Park

Spituk Gompa, Leh