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Buddhist monasteries Hill Stations
Has countless tourist destinations such as mountain resorts, beaches, deserts, pools etc. All these enchanting places attracts thousands of tourists every year around the world. India also has a variety of hill stations hill station of instance are popular as a place of adventure, hill stations are known as stations Hindu pilgrimage site or a hill is famous for its Buddhist monasteries.
Ladakh Dharamshala, Lahaul and Spiti, Darjeeling and Tawang are some of the hill stations in India, which are revered as a Buddhist pilgrimage site. This famous hill stations has some beautiful monasteries are full of Buddhist monks and Buddhist believers.
Ladakh - Ladakh, which is often called "Little Tibbet" is an arid mountainous region situated at an altitude of 9,800 meters above sea level in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. Maajor part of the population Ladakh is an enthusiastic follower of Buddhism. The largest town of Ladakh is Leh has some outstanding historical significance as the monasteries of Hemis Gompa, the largest monastery in Ladakh Shanti Stupa, Sankar Gompa, Namgyal Gompa Tsemo, Alchi Gompa, Lamayuru Monastery, Shey Monastery, the monastery Likir, the monastery and the monastery Spituk Thiksey. These monasteries are repositories thangkas Buddihist fine paintings, art and artifacts.
Dharamshala - Dharamshala is one of the impressive mountain resorts of Himachal Pradesh. Located in the Kangra valley in the mountains Dhauladar. Dharamsala is also known as "Little Lhasa", and is the seat of the Tibetan government in exile. Dharamsala is one of the most popular Buddhist pilgrimage site in India. It is also the residence of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Each year, extending his teachings This Dharamshala only. Some of the monasteries pious Namgyal Monastery in Dharamshala are Tse Chok Ling gompa, Dip Thekchen Choeling, Tashijong monastery, monastery Sherabling, Bir monastery, the monastery of Norbulingka.
Lahaul and Spiti - Lahaul and Spiti two arid and remote Himalayan valleys of Himachal Pradesh. These two places are lying on the Indo-Tibet border and famous for its beautiful Buddhist monasteries. They have the incomparable beauty high mountains, snow-capped mountains, steep cliffs, passes, huge glaciers, mountain lakes and rivers. Both valleys are famous for Buddhist art splendid culture. The monasteries of Lahaul, Spiti has rich collection of ancient murals, thangka, wood carving and golden images of Padmasambhava. Some of the famous monasteries of these valleys are Tabo Monastery, Monastery Dhankar, Tashigang Gompa, a monastery and Khardung Kye Monastery
Darjeeling - Darjeeling is one of the station the picturesque hill in northern West Bengal perched at a height of 7000ft above the sea level. Due to its mild climate this hill station is always crowded with a lot of tourists through the days of the year. Darjeeling is famous for two of the loveliest things in the world to know, Darjeeling tea and Rail Darjeeling Himalaya. It is also famous for some of the Buddhist monasteries charming as Guru Shakya Monastery, located 8km from Darjeeling, at a place called Ghoom. The Guru Sakya Monastery is a monastery of the Sakya Order. Druk Thubten Sangag, Bhutia Busty Monastery, Yiga-Choling Monastery, Yolmowa Makdhog Buddhist monastery.
href = "http://www.hill-stations-india.com/tawang.html"> Tawang - Tawang is situated at an altitude of over 10,000 feet in Aurunachal Pradesh. It is famous for its 400 years old Buddhist monastery, one of the largest in India. Tawang monastery was founded by the monk Mera Lama, a contemporary of the fifth Dalai Lama. The sixth was born Lama Lama here. This monastery, also known as the Namgyal Galden Lhatse "has an interesting collection of Thangkas (Tibetan painting on cloth) and a golden statue of Sakyamuni (the historical Buddha) in the prayer hall. This beautiful monastery is situated on a spur about 2 km from the center of the city.
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