{"id":2260,"date":"2014-07-14T09:00:46","date_gmt":"2014-07-14T03:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/promarktravels.com\/blog\/?p=2260"},"modified":"2014-07-14T09:00:46","modified_gmt":"2014-07-14T03:30:46","slug":"karsha-gompa-monastery-zanskar-ladakh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/promarktravels.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/karsha-gompa-monastery-zanskar-ladakh\/","title":{"rendered":"Karsha Gompa, Monastery, Zanskar, Ladakh"},"content":{"rendered":"

Karsha Gompa<\/strong> is the biggest monastery in Zanskar situated in scenic surroundings few kilometers from main Zanskar town, Padum ,\u00a0is an imposing complex of neatly white washed building blocks comprising several chapels, besides residential cells for its nearly 150 lamas, who belong to the Geluks-pa sect<\/strong>. Built picturesquely along the steeply rising mountainside above Karsha village<\/strong>,\u00a0\u00a0It was established by Lama<\/strong> Phagspa Sherab<\/strong> in the 11th century above the Stod river<\/strong>.
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Karsha Gompa, Monastery, Zanskar, Ladakh<\/p><\/div>
\nKarsha is the largest and most important monastery in Zanskar. It is didicated to Padmasambhava, and there are ancient rock-carvings at the site. The oldest remaining structure, an Avalokiteshvara temple, Chuk-shik-jal<\/strong>, contains wall paintings which belongs to the era of Rinchen Zangpo ,\u00a0<\/strong>The bone relics of Dorje Rinchenare<\/strong> is a part of this collection at Karsha Gompa.<\/strong>
\n\u00a0The Karsha<\/strong> area include an old nunnery called Dorje Dzong<\/strong>, \u00a0occupying a hilltop to the west of the main monastery. The ruins around this nunnery are believed to be the original monastic foundation of Karsha , \u00a0the monasteries of Khagsar<\/strong>, Purang<\/strong> and Phagspa<\/strong> ,\u00a0two Temples – the \u2018Thugsjechhenpoi Lhakhang<\/strong>\u2019 and the \u2018Lhakhang Karpo\u2019<\/strong>\u00a0the present monastery was founded during the 14th century. An old stupa surviving among the ruins is still adorned with the original murals, which reflect Indian artistic influence. Nearby is the ancient temple of ‘Chukshik-jal’<\/strong>, which houses an exquisite figure of Avalokitesvara as the main image.
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View from Karsha Gompa , Chortens in Zanskar Valley, Ladakh<\/p><\/div>
\nMons of the Khesa race became Buddhist in Kushan period<\/strong> under the King Kaniska are the dominant population in the Zanskar\u00a0their features do not match with that of the local tribes or with the Mongolians<\/strong>,\u00a0Mons are credited with building Kursha Monastery in the main Zanskar valley along with other\u00a030 monasteries, chortens and temples .\u00a0\u00a0Kursha monastery houses the mummified body<\/strong> of an incarnate lama called the Rinchen Zangpo<\/strong> and sealed in a wooden box with silver lining.
\nThe most important festival, known as the Karsha Gustor<\/strong>, is held with masked cham dances<\/strong> on the 26th to the 29th day of the 11th Tibetan month, which is usually in January.
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