Ladakh is a land like no other. Bounded by two of
the world's mightiest mountain ranges, the Great Himalaya and the
Karakoram, it lies athwart two other, the Ladakh range and the Zanskar
range. Ladakh lies at altitudes ranging from about 9,000 feet (2750m)
at Kargil to 25,170 feet (7,672m) at Saser Kangri in the Karakoram.
8 Kms from Leh, the monastery standing on a conical hill with 3 chapels was
founded in the 11th century by Od-de the elder brother of Lha Lama Changchub
Od, when he come to Maryul.
He introduced a monastic community. When Rinchen Zangpo, the translator came
to that place he said that an exemplary religious community would arise there
and so the monastery was called Spituk (Exemplary).
That time it belonged to the Kadampa School. Then during the lifetime of Dharmaraja
Takspa Bum- Lde Lama Lhawang Lotus restored the monastery and the stainless
order of Tsongkhapa was introduced and it has remained intact as such up till
the present.
The Principal statue is that of the lord Buddha.Within this status there is
a sacred image of Amitayus, about the finger length in height, presented to
Kind Takspa Bum-Lde by the great Tsongkhapa.
Every year from the 27th to 29th days of the Tibetan 11th month the sacred dance
associated with the festival of the Gustor are held.
Stok Monastery, Sankar monastery and Saboo monastery are branches of Spituk
Monastery. The incumbents of all these monasteries are the successive reincarnations
of Skyabsje Bakula Rinpoche.
The monastery is belonging to Gelugpa Order. There are about 100 monks in the
monastery of Spituk.
Spituk Monastery, Monastries in Ladakh
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