Stakna Monastery
| Stakna Monastery | |
|---|---|
 Stakna | |
  Location within India | |
| Basic information | |
| Location | Stakna, Leh district Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India |
| Geographic coordinates | 34°0′18″N 77°41′5″E / 34.00500°N 77.68472°ECoordinates: 34°0′18″N 77°41′5″E / 34.00500°N 77.68472°E |
| Sect | Drugpa |
| Country | India |
| Completed | Late 16th century |
Stakna Monastery from opposite bank of river Indus
Stakna Monastery or Stakna Gompa is a Buddhist monastery of the Drugpa sect in Stakna, Leh district, Ladakh, northern India, 21 or 25 kilometres from Leh on the left bank of the Indus River.[1]
It was founded in the late 16th century by a Bhutanese scholar and saint, Chosje Jamyang Palkar. The name, literally meaning 'tiger's nose' was given because it was built on a hill shaped like a tiger's nose.[1] Of note is a sacred Arya Avalokitesvara statue from Kamrup, Assam.[1] Stakna has a residence of approximately 30 monks.[1]
Footnotes
Thangka at Stakna monastery
- 1 2 3 4 "Stakna Gompa". Buddhist-temples.com. Retrieved 19 October 2009.
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