Stok Monastery
Stok Monastery or Stok Gompa is a Buddhist monastery in Stok, Leh district, Ladakh, northern India, 15 kilometres south of Leh. It was founded by Lama Lhawang Lotus in the 14th Century and has a notable library including all 108 volumes of the Kangyur.Photo: Baldiri, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Buddhist temple
- Description: Buddhist monastery in Ladakh, India
- Also known as: “Stok Gompa”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Palace of Stok.
Palace of Stok
Photo: Baldiri, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Palace of Stok is situated 1 km northeast of Stok Monastery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stok and Chuchat Yakma.
Stok
Village
Photo: Baldiri, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Stok is a village in the Leh district of Ladakh, India. It is located in the Leh tehsil, in the Indus Valley 17 km southeast of the Leh town. The village is home to the 14th century Stok Monastery, with its 71 feet high seated Gautama Buddha statue, constructed between 2012–2015 and consecrated by the Dalai Lama on 8 August 2016.
Chuchat Yakma
Village
Chuchat Yakma, also known as Chuchot Yokma, is a village in the Leh district of Ladakh, India. It is located in the Leh tehsil. Chuchat Yakma is situated 6 km east of Stok Monastery.
Choglamsar
Suburb
Choglamsar, also spelt Chuglamsar, is a census town in the Leh district of Ladakh, India. It is located on the bank of the Indus River. Choglamsar is situated 7 km northeast of Stok Monastery.
Stok Monastery
- Categories: Gompa, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Leh Ladakh, Ladakh, Himalayan North, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.06576° or 34° 3′ 57″ northLongitude
77.54204° or 77° 32′ 31″ eastOpen location code
8J6V3G8R+8ROpenStreetMap ID
node 2990350623OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipWikidata ID
Q26211257
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Norwegian to Portuguese—“Stok Monastery” goes by many names.
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Stokpalasset”
- Norwegian: “Stokpalasset”
- Portuguese: “Gompa de Stok”
- Portuguese: “Mosteiro de Stok”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Stok Buddha and Spituk Parka lookout.
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