| Chemrey Monastery | |
|---|---|
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Tibetan Buddhism |
| Sect | Drukpa |
| Deity | Sengge Namgyal |
| Festivals | Sacred Dances - 28th and 29th day of the 9th month |
| Location | |
| Location | Ladakh, India |
| Coordinates | 33°58′N77°48′E / 33.967°N 77.800°E /33.967; 77.800 |
| Architecture | |
| Founder | Tagsang Raschen |
Chemrey Monastery orChemrey Gompa inIndus River valley is a 1664Buddhist monastery inLeh district ofLadakh innorthern India. It is 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north ofHemis Monastery, 46 kilometres (29 mi) southeast of Leh and 24 kilometres (15 mi) northwest ofUpshi. It belongs to theDrugpa monastic order. It was founded in 1664 by the LamaTagsang Raschen and dedicated to KingSengge Namgyal.
The monastery has a notable highPadmasambhava statue. It also contains a valuable collection of scriptures.[1]
The monastery comprises a number of shrines, two assembly halls (Du-Khang) and a Lama temple (Lha-Khang). The main attraction of the monastery is the one storey high statue of Padmasambhava. Another big attraction is the 29 volume scripture written in silver and golden letters.
The monastery holds every year the Chemrey Angchok festival of sacred dances.[2]
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