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At Thiksey Gompa there is a 7.5 meter high copper statue of the Buddha, plated with gold, the largest of its kind. |
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Thiksey Gompa in Ladakh is situated at a distance of 18 km from the town of Leh. It is one of the most beautiful monasteries of Ladakh, and belongs to the Gelukpa Order of Buddhism. Sherab Zangpo of
Stod got the Thiksey Monastery built for the first time, at Stakmo, later Spon Paldan Sherab, the nephew of Sherab Zangpo, reconstructed the monastery in the year 1430 AD. The new monastery was situated on a hilltop, to the north of Indus River. Thiksey Monastery of Leh Ladakh houses a temple, known as Lakhang Nyerma. Thiksey Gompa serves as the residence of approximately eighty monks. The monastery also plays the host to Gustor ritual, organized from the 17th to 19th day of the ninth month of the Tibetan calendar. Sacred dances are also a part of this ritual, which takes place on an yearly basis.
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 is 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, it also has large and vibrant communities of Hindus, Buddhists and Sikhs. |
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