THIKSEY MONASTERY, LADAKH

Thiksey Monastery. LADAKH
Thiksey Monastery was established in 1433 by Sherab Zangpo. This Buddhist monastery is affiliated with the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism. They wear yellow coloured head gear therefore also called Yellow Hats. It is located about 20 kms from Leh. This monastery is the largest monastery in central Ladakh and resembles the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet.
The Thiksey Monastery is located at an altitude of 3,600 mts. It has the main temple and smaller temples dedicated to various Buddhist Gods and Godesses.
The Maitreya Temple has a 50 feet statue of Maitreya seated in Lotus position. Maitreya Buddha is the future Buddha said to be born as the 5th Buddha after Gautam Buddha. This statue was installed to commemorate the visit of the 14th Dalai Lama to this monastery in 1970. The monastery has a number of wall paintings depicting the life of Buddha, different Arhats, Bodhisattvas and many more.
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  • @sanju65100
    @sanju651005 ай бұрын

    This is one of the best shot with great voiceover ❤

  • @manjulasaxena4784
    @manjulasaxena47845 ай бұрын

    Leh is filled with peace....its pride of Bharat... Flow of river Sindhu...is mesmerizing

  • @vickramrajkalra

    @vickramrajkalra

    5 ай бұрын

    I agree 😊

  • @renubala4364
    @renubala43645 ай бұрын

    Very nice 👌👌👌

  • @vickramrajkalra

    @vickramrajkalra

    5 ай бұрын

    Thanks a lot

  • @chirantanmallick1442
    @chirantanmallick14425 ай бұрын

    Very nicely covered and described.

  • @vickramrajkalra

    @vickramrajkalra

    5 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much

  • @meenakshimarwah-tx5hr
    @meenakshimarwah-tx5hr5 ай бұрын

    Beautiful video nd very well explained 👍🏻😊

  • @vickramrajkalra

    @vickramrajkalra

    5 ай бұрын

    🙏

  • @shankarsahay2551
    @shankarsahay25515 ай бұрын

    Very well made. Kudos

  • @vickramrajkalra

    @vickramrajkalra

    5 ай бұрын

    Thank you very much!

  • @parulcute28
    @parulcute285 ай бұрын

    Nicely expressed

  • @vickramrajkalra

    @vickramrajkalra

    5 ай бұрын

    Thanks a lot

  • @yogendranarain8702
    @yogendranarain87025 ай бұрын

    Good initiative. Very informative , but the sound and voice of guide is not very clear. Your voice is clear.

  • @vickramrajkalra

    @vickramrajkalra

    5 ай бұрын

    Thank you Sir 🙏 There was some technical issue with the mic

  • @vivekdhanai2410
    @vivekdhanai24105 ай бұрын

    Gr8 however bit lengthy.. duration can be reduced.

  • @vickramrajkalra

    @vickramrajkalra

    5 ай бұрын

    Thank you

  • @gyadre
    @gyadre5 ай бұрын

    Stupas are erected to house holy objects. The first stupas were built to enshrine the holy ashes of historical Buddha. 8 kings of the Buddha era built their own stupa to worship Buddha. Since than the stupa building started.

  • @vickramrajkalra

    @vickramrajkalra

    5 ай бұрын

    Thank you for the information 🙏