Diskit Monastery
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Diskit Monastery is the oldest and largest Buddhist monastery in Ladakh’s Nubra Valley, renowned for its hilltop location, panoramic views, and towering Maitreya Buddha statue.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Diskit Monastery canonical | 7 |
| Bokar Monastery | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist monastery
ⓘ
Gompa ⓘ |
| accessibleVia | road from Leh via Khardung La ⓘ |
| administrativeRole | head monastery of Nubra Valley ⓘ |
| affiliation | Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ |
| altitude | about 3,100 metres ⓘ |
| centuryOfFoundation | 14th century ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| distanceFromLeh | approximately 115 km ⓘ |
| district |
Leh
ⓘ
surface form:
Leh district
|
| festivalFeatures | Cham masked dances ⓘ |
| festivalSeason | winter ⓘ |
| foundedAsBranchOf | Thiksey Monastery ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Changzem Tserab Zangpo ⓘ |
| founderAffiliation | Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Maitreya Buddha statue
ⓘ
ancient murals ⓘ assembly hall ⓘ chortens ⓘ courtyard ⓘ frescoes ⓘ library ⓘ monastic school ⓘ prayer flags ⓘ prayer hall ⓘ residential quarters for monks ⓘ statues of Buddhist deities ⓘ |
| hostsFestival | Dosmoche festival ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being the largest monastery in Nubra Valley
ⓘ
being the oldest monastery in Nubra Valley ⓘ hilltop location ⓘ panoramic views of Nubra Valley ⓘ towering Maitreya Buddha statue ⓘ |
| languageOfRitual | Tibetan ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Diskit
ⓘ
India ⓘ Ladakh ⓘ Nubra Valley ⓘ |
| near |
Hunder
ⓘ
surface form:
Hundar
Khardung La ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Diskit village
ⓘ
Shyok River ⓘ |
| oversees | smaller monasteries in Nubra Valley ⓘ |
| primaryDeity |
Maitreya
ⓘ
surface form:
Maitreya Buddha
|
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| tourismType |
cultural tourism
ⓘ
heritage tourism ⓘ religious tourism ⓘ |
| valley | Nubra Valley ⓘ |
| viewOf |
Shyok Valley
ⓘ
surface form:
Shyok River valley
snow-clad mountains of Ladakh ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Bokar Monastery