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The Likir monastery was first built in the 14th century and was rebuilt in the 18th century, and currently has a twenty-five foot tall gold-covered Buddha statue. |
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This monastery is encircled with the bodies of the two great serpent spirits- nagarajas (Nanda & Taksako), so its name became widely renowned as Likir (The Naga - Encircled). In the 15th Century
the disciple of Khasdubje also known as Lhawang Lodos Sangphu caused the monastery to flourish. The monastery was brought into the order of the great Lama Tsongkhapa and up till present times the ritual and observances of the three basic Pratimoksa disciplines, which from the basic of Buddhist teachings, are preserved. Built during the time of Lhachen Gyalpo, the fifth king of Ladakh, a religious estate and the land on which to build the monastery was offered to Lama Duwang Chosje, a great champion of meditation. The Lama blessed the site and in 1065 the monastery was built.
Jammu and Kashmir is the northern-most state of India, located mostly in the Himalayan Mountains. It shares a border with Himachal Pradesh to the south, Pakistan to the west and People's Republic of China to the north and the east. Jammu and Kashmir has three divisions: Jammu, Vale of Kashmir and Ladakh. Srinagar is its summer capital and Jammu its winter capital. The Vale of Kashmir, also known as Kashmir Valley, is popular for its beautiful mountainous landscape. Jammu attracts many Hindu and Muslim pilgrims every year. Ladakh also known as 'Little Tibet', is renowned for its remote mountain beauty and Buddhist culture, which was established as early as the 2nd century. In Jammu and Kashmir Islam is practiced by the majority of population.
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