Lamayuru houses one of the oldest Buddhist monateries in the world , the Kagyupa Monastery .The monastery is located near a beautiful lake,with the huge mountains providing an intimidating b,ackground .
Built during 10th century ,the monastery is quite large even by today's standards.Lamayuru Gompa has around 150 permanent resident monks . in the past, it had up to 400 monks , many of whom are now based in surrounding villages. The monastery belongs to the Red - Hat Sect of Buddism .
in ancient times, when the Silk Route was popularly used,Lamayuru was an important site on the trail of Yarkand and Kashgar . in the 11th century ,a buddhist scholar, Naropa established the Lamayuru monastery.the gompa consisted originally of five buildings ,and remains of the four corner buildings can still be seen .
Tourists who visit Ladakh tend to visit Lamayuru as a rule, mainly in order to visit the monastery that is located in the region . Lamayuru is famous for its rich wall paintings , collection of thangkas,murals,scriptures, and statues of different forms of Buddha and other deities.
Lamayuru host an annual masked dance a festival, known as Yuru Kabgyat,which is a major attraction of the monastery .Mask dance by the lamas in the highlight of the festival.another important ritul followed during the festival is the festival is the burning of effigies . it stands for destruction of the ego in every individual,
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Kushok Bakula Rinpochea Airport,Leh is the nearest airport serves flight from Delhi,Jammu,and Srinagar.at a distance of 270 km jammu Tawi is the nearest Railway station. Lamayuru is connected to Leh,Kargil,and Srinagar by regular state owned bus fleet .
The best time to visit Lamayuru is during the summer extending from April to June .
Built during 10th century ,the monastery is quite large even by today's standards.Lamayuru Gompa has around 150 permanent resident monks . in the past, it had up to 400 monks , many of whom are now based in surrounding villages. The monastery belongs to the Red - Hat Sect of Buddism .
in ancient times, when the Silk Route was popularly used,Lamayuru was an important site on the trail of Yarkand and Kashgar . in the 11th century ,a buddhist scholar, Naropa established the Lamayuru monastery.the gompa consisted originally of five buildings ,and remains of the four corner buildings can still be seen .
Tourists who visit Ladakh tend to visit Lamayuru as a rule, mainly in order to visit the monastery that is located in the region . Lamayuru is famous for its rich wall paintings , collection of thangkas,murals,scriptures, and statues of different forms of Buddha and other deities.
Lamayuru host an annual masked dance a festival, known as Yuru Kabgyat,which is a major attraction of the monastery .Mask dance by the lamas in the highlight of the festival.another important ritul followed during the festival is the festival is the burning of effigies . it stands for destruction of the ego in every individual,
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Kushok Bakula Rinpochea Airport,Leh is the nearest airport serves flight from Delhi,Jammu,and Srinagar.at a distance of 270 km jammu Tawi is the nearest Railway station. Lamayuru is connected to Leh,Kargil,and Srinagar by regular state owned bus fleet .
The best time to visit Lamayuru is during the summer extending from April to June .
