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Spituk Monastery
Leh district Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, IndiaAbout
It is a Buddhist monastery in Leh district , Ladakh , northern India ,The site of Spituk was blessed by the Arhat Nyimagung. 8 kilometres from Leh . [1] It was founded by Od-de, the elder brother of Lha Lama Changchub Od when he came to Maryul in the 11th Century. He introduced the monastic community.When Lotsewa Rinchen Zangpo (Translator) came to that place he said that an exemplary religious community would arise there and so the monastery was called spituk (exemplary).During the time of Dharma raja Gragspa Bum-Ide the monastery was restored by Lama Lhawang Lodos and the stainless order of Tsonkhapa was introduced and it has remained intactas such till present. Founded as a Red Hat institution, the monastery was taken over by the Yellow Hat sect in the 15th century.
