Lamayuru Monastery
Lamayuru or Yuru Monastery is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Lamayouro village of Leh district in Ladakh in India. These natural caves were inhabited by monks for meditation, forming a cave monastery, particularly the famous "meditation cave of Naropa" preserved within the monastery's central hall.
- Locality
- …lies at an elevation of around 3,620 metres (11,860 feet)
- Description: Buddhist monastery of Ladakh, India
- Also known as“Lāmayūrū”“Lamayuru Gompa”“Yungdrung Gompa”“Yungdrung Monastery”“Yuru Gompa”“Yuru Monastery”
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Lamayuru Monastery
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Latitude
34.28845° or 34° 17′ 18″ north
Longitude
76.77327° or 76° 46′ 24″ east
Open location code
8J6R7QQF+98
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Telugu—“Lamayuru Monastery” goes by many names.
LamayuruCatalan
LamajuruCzech
LamayuruCzech
Lamayuru MonasteryDutch
युगं मठ युरु मठ मठ लमयुरु गोम्पा युंग गोम्प युरु गोम्पाHindi
लमयुरु मोनस्तेर्य्Hindi
लामायुरु गोम्पाHindi
LamayuruItalian
Monastero di LamayuruItalian
ラマユル・ゴンパJapanese
ラマユルゴンパ僧院Japanese
ラマユル寺Japanese
ಲಮಯೂರು ಮಠKannada
ലമയൂർMalayalam
ЛамаюруRussian
लमयुरु मोनस्तेर्यSanskrit
LamayuruklostretSwedish
లమాయూరు మొనాస్టరిTelugu
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