Likir Monastery

Likir Monastery
Likir Monastery
Religion
Affiliation	Tibetan Buddhism
Sect	Gelug
Location
Location	Likir, Ladakh, India
	Location in Ladakh, India
Geographic coordinates	34°16′36″N 77°12′54″E / 34.27667°N 77.21500°E
Architecture
Founder	Duwang Chosje and Lhachen Gyalpo

Likir Monastery or Likir Gompa (Klud-kyil) is a Buddhist monastery in Ladakh, Northern India. It is located at 3700m elevation, approximately 52 kilometres (32 mi) west of Leh. It is picturesquely situated on a little hill in the valley,^[1] in Likir village near the Indus River about 9.5 kilometres (5.9 mi) north of the Srinigar to Leh highway.^[2] It belongs to the Gelugpa sect of Tibetan Buddhism and was established in 1065 by Lama Duwang Chosje, at the command of the fifth king of Ladakh, Lhachen Gyalpo (Lha-chen-rgyal-po).^[3] It is off the Leh-Kargil Highway, 50 km west of Leh between Alchi & Basgo, 17 km west of Basgo Monastery & 21 km northeast of Alchi Monastery.

Although Likir is relatively isolated, it was once on a major trade route from Tingmosgang via Hemis and Likir to Leh.^[4]

^ Francke (1914), p. 88.
^ Singh Jina, Prem (1996). Ladakh: the land and the people. Indus Publishing. p. 210. ISBN 81-7387-057-8.
^ "Likir Gompa". Buddhist-temples.com. Retrieved 6 October 2009.
^ Francke (1977), p. 91.

[1] Francke (1914), p. 88.

[Jina_1996-2] Singh Jina, Prem (1996). Ladakh: the land and the people. Indus Publishing. p. 210. ISBN 81-7387-057-8.

[Temples-3] "Likir Gompa". Buddhist-temples.com. Retrieved 6 October 2009.

[4] Francke (1977), p. 91.

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