{"id":1870,"date":"2012-04-02T08:00:08","date_gmt":"2012-04-02T02:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/promarktravels.com\/blog\/?p=1870"},"modified":"2012-04-02T08:00:08","modified_gmt":"2012-04-02T02:30:08","slug":"thikse-gompa-leh-ladakh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/promarktravels.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/thikse-gompa-leh-ladakh\/","title":{"rendered":"Thikse Gompa, Leh , Ladakh"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thikse Gompa ( Monastery)<\/strong> is 19 km from Leh at an altitude 3600 meters from Sea , it is a\u00a0Tibetan Buddhist Monastry establised in early 15th\u00a0Centenary of Gelugpa School<\/strong> . It has a resemblance of Potala<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Palace in Lahsa . It is a Twelve Story structure , built as a Fort Monastery<\/strong> it is the largest structure in Ladakh<\/strong> , its position is such that is gives excellent East and West view of Indus plains , Matho Gompa in the East, Royal Palace of Stok across the Indus and Shey Palace to the West have excellent views
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Thikse Monastery Ladakh<\/p><\/div>
\nThe main attraction is fifteen meter tall Maitreya Buddha statue largest in Ladakh<\/strong> besides Buddhist art stupas, Thangkas, wall paintings and arms. \u00a0Sherab Sangpo<\/strong> one of the Six disciples of \u00a0Tsongkhapa founder of Gelugpa school<\/strong> carried bone powder and drop of blood of his Guru Tsongkhpa and a small statue of \u00a0Amitayus as a gift for king of \u00a0Ladakh in early 15th\u00a0Centenary in 1433 with the help from King a small monastery in a\u00a0village of Stagmo<\/strong>, to the north of the\u00a0Indus river was\u00a0shifted to this place , legend is when Sangpo \u00a0after the prayers, offering kept in a plate\u00a0\u00a0were taken away by two \u00a0crows, later it was found the offerings with plate were lying at a stone \u00a0 in an undisturbed condition , it was taken as a divine directive to build a monastery here . Thikse became prominent second to Hemis Monastery in Ladakh . Around 1770 the Lama of Hanle<\/strong> dictated that the elder son will be the King of Ladakh while the younger brothers will serve as Lamas at Thikse and Spituk\u00a0Monasteries
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Thikse , Beautifull roof<\/p><\/div>
\nThe main attractions are the Bhavachakra <\/strong>the wheal of Life\u00a0\u00a0has insignia images of a snake, a bird and a pig that signify ignorance, attachment, and aversion . Next to this is the main assembly hall for prayers , a number of old manuscripts and hand painted collection of books along with 225 volumes of \u00a0Tangyur warped in silk are kept , it also have a Eleven headed Avalokitesvara<\/strong> with Padmasambhava . <\/strong>There are murals of Mahakal<\/strong> and Dukar<\/strong> \u00a0In the center of hall is a seat for His Holiness The Dalai Lama and on right is the seat of head of the monastery .
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Two stories tall Maitreaya Budhha Statue at Thikse<\/p><\/div>
\nA temple\u00a0dedicated\u00a0to Tara with 21 images<\/strong> , a small shrine of\u00a0protector\u00a0\u00a0deity of Thikse the\u00a0Cham-spring<\/strong> ,\u00a0\u00a0an image of the Buddha with two of his disciples and the deity Yamantaka<\/strong>\u00a0can be seen. In the courtyard murals of \u00a0\u00a0Tsong Khapa<\/strong>, the Buddha<\/strong> , the Padmasambhava , Palden Lahmo and Mahakal <\/strong>are there.
\nOnly men are allowed to enter the top floor of the monastery \u00a0the Lamokhang temple<\/strong> above the temple\u00a0\u00a0local boys from the villages near by are students , among them few are chosen as Lamas , there is also an Nunnery\u00a0\u00a0located within the precincts of the monastery \u00a0is managed by the Monastery Administration. In Ladakh, nunneries were held in a grossly inferior status ,\u00a0\u00a0In the 1990s, awareness was raised on the status of the nuns\u00a0\u00a0to ensure a shift in their functional role of servitude and to one of true spiritual practice the Chief Lama, Thiksey Rinpoche<\/strong>\u00a0of this\u00a0Monastery was \u00a0important in the positive developments in the betterment of nuns.
\nGustor Ritual<\/strong> is celebrated every year from 17th to 19th day of Ninth month of\u00a0Tibetan\u00a0calander which falls in October\/November . Scared Mask Dance or Cham Dance is performed as a part of the\u00a0ritual . Morning prayers are followed by chanting of Buddhist sutras , people from far villages gather and meet the other villagers, a trade fair is also held where locals barter trade items .
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