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Namgyal Tsemo Monastery 
Namgyal Tsemo MonasteryLocation within IndiaCoordinates: 34°10′3″N 77°35′24″E / 34.1675°N 77.59°E Monastery information Location Leh district, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India Founded by Tashi Namgyal Founded 1430 Type Tibetan Buddhist Sect Gelug Namgyal Tsemo Monastery or Namgyal Tsemo Gompa is a Buddhist monastery in Leh district, Ladakh, northern India.[1]Founded in 1430 by King Tashi Namgyal of Ladakh, it has a three-story high gold idol of Maitreya Buddha and ancient manuscripts and frescoes.[1]
The Monastery was featured in a television commercial for WorldSoccerShop.com in 2011.
Footnotes
- ^ a b "Namgyal Tsemo Gompa". Buddhist-temples.com. http://www.buddhist-temples.com/buddhist-monastery/ladakh/namgyal-tsemo.html. Retrieved October 19, 2009.
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