2015.08.04 - Leh - Sankar Gompa
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 2.22 mi
- Elevation gain
- 299 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Easy
- Elevation loss
- 299 ft
- Max elevation
- 11,896 ft
- TrailRank
- 35
- Min elevation
- 11,500 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Time
- one hour 35 minutes
- Coordinates
- 643
- Uploaded
- August 16, 2015
- Recorded
- August 2015
near Leh, Jammu and Kashmīr (India)
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Duration: 1:30 hours from the center of Leh (round trip, without visit)
Start: Fort Road, Leh (3,505 m)
Highlight: Sankar Gompa monastery (3,625 m)
Distances and cumulative altitude: 3.5 km, +90 m
The Sankar Monastery, or Sankar Gompa, is located approximately 3 km from the city of Leh in Ladakh, north of India. It is a dependency of the Spituk Monastery and the residence of the abbot of Spituk, the venerable Kushog Bakula, the greatest incarnate lama of Ladakh for the antiquity of his lineage and for his great notoriety.
Known for its traditional architectural style, the monastery is formed by a relatively modern and attractive group of buildings above the city of Leh and below the Khardung La (5,359 m), the pass that passes over the city and leads to the valleys of Shyok and Nubra.
Only about 20 monks live there, a few permanently, so that visiting hours are limited to early morning and evening. The place is well lit, so a night visit is worth it if we are still within opening hours. Going up the stairs of the main building we arrive at the double doors that give to the Dukang ('du khang), or assembly hall. The wall and the entrance door are richly painted. Above is the Dukar Lhakang (residence of the deity), or inner sanctuary, in which we find the impressive figure of Avalokiteśvara (in Tibetan: Chenrezig) with its 1,000 arms-each carrying a weapon-and its 1,000 heads. The walls are painted with Tibetan calendars, mandalas and rules for the monks. Above the wooden stairs you can see the rooms of the abbot, the rooms for the guests and the library.
Every morning and evening, a lama of the Sankar Monastery visits the mid-fifteenth century fortress, Namgyal Tsemo Gompa, founded in 1430 by the Ladakhi king Tashi Namgyal on top of Leh. In this way the union between the two temples is maintained via the light of butter lamps.
Inside the monastery, the small main prayer hall of Sankar offers a portrait of Kushog Bakula Rinpoche (deceased in 2004), great lama Gelukpa of Ladakh. Maybe his newly identified reincarnation occupies the official residence (Photang) with a golden roof, in front of the monastery.
Start: Fort Road, Leh (3,505 m)
Highlight: Sankar Gompa monastery (3,625 m)
Distances and cumulative altitude: 3.5 km, +90 m
The Sankar Monastery, or Sankar Gompa, is located approximately 3 km from the city of Leh in Ladakh, north of India. It is a dependency of the Spituk Monastery and the residence of the abbot of Spituk, the venerable Kushog Bakula, the greatest incarnate lama of Ladakh for the antiquity of his lineage and for his great notoriety.
Known for its traditional architectural style, the monastery is formed by a relatively modern and attractive group of buildings above the city of Leh and below the Khardung La (5,359 m), the pass that passes over the city and leads to the valleys of Shyok and Nubra.
Only about 20 monks live there, a few permanently, so that visiting hours are limited to early morning and evening. The place is well lit, so a night visit is worth it if we are still within opening hours. Going up the stairs of the main building we arrive at the double doors that give to the Dukang ('du khang), or assembly hall. The wall and the entrance door are richly painted. Above is the Dukar Lhakang (residence of the deity), or inner sanctuary, in which we find the impressive figure of Avalokiteśvara (in Tibetan: Chenrezig) with its 1,000 arms-each carrying a weapon-and its 1,000 heads. The walls are painted with Tibetan calendars, mandalas and rules for the monks. Above the wooden stairs you can see the rooms of the abbot, the rooms for the guests and the library.
Every morning and evening, a lama of the Sankar Monastery visits the mid-fifteenth century fortress, Namgyal Tsemo Gompa, founded in 1430 by the Ladakhi king Tashi Namgyal on top of Leh. In this way the union between the two temples is maintained via the light of butter lamps.
Inside the monastery, the small main prayer hall of Sankar offers a portrait of Kushog Bakula Rinpoche (deceased in 2004), great lama Gelukpa of Ladakh. Maybe his newly identified reincarnation occupies the official residence (Photang) with a golden roof, in front of the monastery.
Waypoints
Intersection
11,749 ft
Desvío derecha
Intersection
11,595 ft
Desvío derecha
Car park
11,480 ft
Leh - Fort Road (3.505 m)
Intersection
11,672 ft
Desvío a Namgyal Tsemo Gompa (Monastery - 3.558 m)
Religious site
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