HEMIS MONASTERY, INDUS VALLEY NEAR LEH
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NAME/NOM/ NAME/NOME |
HEMIS GOMPA | |
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LOCATION/LIEU/ ORT/LUOGO |
Hemis, 40Km from Leh | |
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LINEAGE/TRADITION/ SCHULE/ORDINE |
Drukpa | |
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FOUNDED/FONDÉ/ GEGRÜNDET/FONDATO |
17th Century | |
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FOUNDER/FONDATEUR/ GRÜNDER/FONDATORE |
1st Taktsang Repa, Ngawang Gyatso (1573-1651), popularly known as “Taktsang Shambunath” and also in Ladakhi language as “Staktsang Raspa” with the support of Ladakhi King Sengge Namgyal (1616-1645) | |
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PROTECTOR/PROTECTEUR/ SCHIRMHERR/PROTETTORE |
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SPIRITUAL HEAD/ MAÎTRE SPIRITUEL/ GEISTIGES OBERHAUPT/ CAPO SPIRITUALE |
H. H. The Gyalwang Drukpa | |
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BRANCH/AFFILIÉ/ ZWEIG/AFFILIATO |
Hemis is the largest monastic institution in Ladakh with over 200 branch monasteries in the Himalayan region and over 1000 monks under its care. |
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| FESTIVAL | Guru Tse-Chu | |
| FESTIVAL 2020 | June 30 - July 1, 2020 |
