Tayul Monastery
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| Affiliation | Tibetan Buddhism |
| Sect | Drugpa |
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| Location | , Lahul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, India |
| Country | India |
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| Geographic coordinates | 32°33′42″N 77°4′23″E / 32.56167°N 77.07306°ECoordinates: 32°33′42″N 77°4′23″E / 32.56167°N 77.07306°E |
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Tayul Monastery or Tayul Gompa is a Buddhist monastery in the of Lahul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, northern India. It is located 6 kilometres from Keylong above the village of .
History[]
Tayul gonpa written in Tibetan as Ta - Yul means "chosen place".[1]
The Drugpa (Dogpa) Lama, of the Kham region of Tibet established the Tayul Monastery in the 17th century..[1]
Structure[]
The monastery was then constructed and houses a hundred million mani wheel and would apparently turn by itself on special Buddhist occasions.
Tayul has 12 foot statue of Padmasambhava and his two materialisations, Sighmukha and Vijravarashi and is well decorated with elaborate murals.[2] The library contains the Buddhist scriptures, the Kangyur.
It was renovated avbout 100 years after establishment by a Ladakhi Tulku, of who renovated it and extended the building.[1]
Footnotes[]
- ^ a b c "Lahaul and Spiti Tourism:Monasteries". District Lahaul & Spiti. Archived from the original on 7 April 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
- ^ Indian Horizons
References[]
- Buddhist monasteries in Himachal Pradesh
- Drukpa Kagyu monasteries and temples
- Buildings and structures in Lahaul and Spiti district