Thiksey Monastery

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Thiksey Monastery is a prominent hilltop Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Ladakh, India, renowned for its multi-level architecture and panoramic views of the Indus Valley.

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Label Occurrences
Thiksey Monastery canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist monastery
Tibetan Buddhist monastery
religious building
affiliation Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism
architecturalStyle Tibetan architecture
architecturalType hilltop monastery
BuddhistSchool Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism
surface form: Gelug
climate cold desert climate
contains Dukhang (assembly hall)
Maitreya Temple
ancient scriptures
murals
statues of Buddhist deities
stupas and chortens
thangkas
various chapels
country India
distanceFrom approximately 19 kilometers east of Leh
foundedAs Gelug monastery
foundedBy Changzem Tserab Zangpo
surface form: Jangsem Sherab Zangpo
foundedInCentury 15th century
foundedInYearApprox 1430
GustorFestivalFeatures Cham dances
masked dances
rituals
GustorFestivalHeldInMonth November
October
hasFeature assembly hall
central courtyard
library
monastic residences
monastic school
multi-level complex
nunnery
panoramic views of the Indus Valley
prayer halls
rooftop terraces
stupas
temples
whitewashed buildings
hasMonks resident monks
hasStatue Maitreya
surface form: Maitreya Buddha
hasViewOf Indus River basin
surface form: Indus River valley

snow-capped mountains
heritageStatus important cultural heritage site of Ladakh
locatedIn Ladakh
Leh
surface form: Leh district
locatedNear Indus River
locatedOn hilltop
MaitreyaBuddhaHeight approximately 15 meters
MaitreyaBuddhaStoreys two-storey statue
nearbyCity Leh
notableFor annual Gustor festival
large Maitreya Buddha statue
resemblance to Potala Palace in Lhasa
numberOfStoreys 12
openToPublic yes
overlooks Indus River basin
surface form: Indus Valley
primaryFunction monastic education
pilgrimage site
religious practice
region Trans-Himalayan region
religion Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism
tourismType cultural tourism
religious tourism

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Ladakh contains Thiksey Monastery
Diskit Monastery foundedAsBranchOf Thiksey Monastery
Leh nearbyMonastery Thiksey Monastery