Stok Monastery

Stok Palace
Stok Palace
	Stok Palace
Religion
Affiliation	Tibetan Buddhism
Location
Location	Stok, Leh district Ladakh, India
Country	India
	Location within India
Geographic coordinates	34°3′56.5″N 77°32′32″E / 34.065694°N 77.54222°E
Architecture
Founder	Lhawang Lotus

Stok Monastery or Stok Gompa is a Buddhist monastery in Stok, Leh district, Ladakh, northern India, 15 kilometres south of Leh.^[1] It was founded by Lama Lhawang Lotus in the 14th Century and has a notable library including all 108 volumes of the Kangyur. A ritual dance-mask festival is held annually.^[1]^{[unreliable source?]}

Next to the monastery is a 71-foot (22 m) high seated Gautama Buddha statue and temple, constructed between 2012-2015 and consecrated by the 14th Dalai Lama on 8 August 2016.^[2]^{[unreliable source?]}

Around 2 km from the monastery is Stok Palace, built in 1820 as the summer home of Ladakhi royalty from the Namgyal dynasty of Ladakh.

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References

^ ^a ^b "Stok Gompa". Buddhist-temples.com. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
^ Mary Loosemore. "Information Board at the Gautama Buddha statue and temple, Stok Gompa". www.flickr.com. Retrieved 8 December 2016.

[Temples-1] "Stok Gompa". Buddhist-temples.com. Retrieved 20 October 2009.

[statue-2] Mary Loosemore. "Information Board at the Gautama Buddha statue and temple, Stok Gompa". www.flickr.com. Retrieved 8 December 2016.

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