Dhankar Monastery
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Dhankar Monastery is an ancient cliffside Buddhist gompa in Himachal Pradesh’s Spiti Valley, renowned for its dramatic location overlooking the confluence of the Spiti and Pin rivers.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tabo Monastery | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist monastery
ⓘ
gompa ⓘ religious building ⓘ |
| access | mountain road from Kaza ⓘ |
| age | over 1,000 years old (approximate) ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | traditional Tibetan ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tibetan Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | cold desert ⓘ |
| contains |
Dukhang (assembly hall)
ⓘ
ancient thangkas ⓘ statues of Buddhist deities ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Spiti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| district | Lahaul and Spiti district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 3,800 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Gelug or earlier Buddhist traditions in Spiti ⓘ |
| function |
monastic residence
ⓘ
place of worship ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | listed as an endangered monument by World Monuments Fund ⓘ |
| knownFor |
ancient murals and scriptures
ⓘ
dramatic cliffside location ⓘ overlooking confluence of Spiti and Pin rivers ⓘ views over Spiti Valley ⓘ |
| languageOfRitual | Tibetan ⓘ |
| languageOfScriptures | Tibetan ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Dhankar village
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Himachal Pradesh NERFINISHED ⓘ India ⓘ Lahaul and Spiti district NERFINISHED ⓘ Spiti Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | cliff ⓘ |
| material | mud and stone ⓘ |
| near |
Dhankar Lake
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kaza NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Pin River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spiti River NERFINISHED ⓘ confluence of the Spiti and Pin rivers ⓘ |
| partOf |
Buddhist monasteries in Himachal Pradesh
ⓘ
Buddhist monasteries in the Himalayas ⓘ |
| region | Trans-Himalaya ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| state | Himachal Pradesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
erosion
ⓘ
seismic activity ⓘ |
| tourismCategory |
cultural tourism site
ⓘ
religious tourism site ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tabo Monastery