Mulbekh Monastery
Mulbekh Monastery or Mulbekh Gompa, at 11,495 ft from sea level and 656 ft uphill from road level, consists of a 9 m tall Maitreya Buddha statue, 1400 CE kharosti language edicts on the hill, and two 800-year-old gompas: Serdung gompa of Drukpa lineage and Rgaldan-se gompa of Gelugpa lineage of Buddhism.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Jparande, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mulbekh Monastery
- Type: Buddhist temple
- Description: building in India
- Categories: Tibetan Buddhist monastery, building, archaeological site, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Shaker Chiktan, Kargil, Ladakh, Himalayan North, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.3785° or 34° 22′ 43″ northLongitude
76.36657° or 76° 21′ 60″ eastOpen location code
8J6R99H8+CJOpenStreetMap ID
way 441790744OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q4306932
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In Other Languages
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