Chemrey Monastery or Chemrey Gompa is a 1664 Buddhist monastery, approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) east of Leh, Ladakh, northern India. It belongs to the Drugpa monastic order.
An important centre of Buddhist learning, the monastery attracts large number of tourists because of its picturesque location. It sits on a rocky mound among the dry mountain tops of the Himalayas. Though the area is an unclean desert, cultivated terraced fields can be seen around the monastery.
The major attraction of the monastery is the one-storey high idol of Padmasambhava, who was instrumental in the spread of Buddhism in Tibet and translated many Indian scriptures written in Pali and Sanskrit into Tibetan.
An important centre of Buddhist learning, the monastery attracts large number of tourists because of its picturesque location. It sits on a rocky mound among the dry mountain tops of the Himalayas. Though the area is an unclean desert, cultivated terraced fields can be seen around the monastery.
The major attraction of the monastery is the one-storey high idol of Padmasambhava, who was instrumental in the spread of Buddhism in Tibet and translated many Indian scriptures written in Pali and Sanskrit into Tibetan.
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