Phugtal Monastery

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Buddhist monastery Gompa Religious building

Phugtal Monastery is a remote Buddhist monastery in the Zanskar region of Ladakh, India, dramatically built into the mouth of a cliffside cave and known for its ancient cave complex and isolation.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Stongdey Monastery 2
Zongkhul Monastery 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist monastery ⓘ
Gompa ⓘ
Religious building ⓘ
access footpath ⓘ
trekking route ⓘ
administrativeDivision Zanskar subdivision NERFINISHED ⓘ
approximateElevation around 3800 meters ⓘ
architecturalStyle Tibetan monastic architecture ⓘ
associatedWith Tsarap Chu NERFINISHED ⓘ
builtInto cliffside cave ⓘ
contains Buddhist murals ⓘ
ancient frescoes ⓘ
assembly hall ⓘ
chapels ⓘ
library ⓘ
monastic cells ⓘ
natural cave ⓘ
country India ⓘ
district Kargil district NERFINISHED ⓘ
foundedBy Jangsem Sherap Zangpo NERFINISHED ⓘ
foundedInCentury 15th century ⓘ
founderTradition Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasFeature cave at the center of the complex ⓘ
honeycomb-like cluster of buildings ⓘ
structures built into cliff face ⓘ
heritage part of Himalayan Buddhist heritage ⓘ
hosts monastic community ⓘ
knownFor cave complex ⓘ
dramatic cliffside architecture ⓘ
isolation ⓘ
remote location ⓘ
languageOfLiturgy Tibetan ⓘ
locatedIn India ⓘ
Ladakh NERFINISHED ⓘ
Zanskar NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOn cliff face ⓘ
near Padum NERFINISHED ⓘ
overlooks Tsarap River NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryDeity Buddha Shakyamuni NERFINISHED ⓘ
region Zanskar NERFINISHED ⓘ
religiousAffiliation Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ
sect Gelug NERFINISHED ⓘ
tourismType cultural tourism ⓘ
trekking tourism ⓘ
tradition Tibetan Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ
unionTerritory Ladakh NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedFor meditation retreats ⓘ
monastic education ⓘ
religious practice ⓘ
valley Tsarap River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Zanskar Range → hasMonastery → Phugtal Monastery ⓘ
Zanskar Valley → monastery → Phugtal Monastery ⓘ
Zanskar Valley → monastery → Phugtal Monastery ⓘ
this entity surface form: Stongdey Monastery
Padum → nearbyMonastery → Phugtal Monastery ⓘ
this entity surface form: Stongdey Monastery
Padum → nearbyMonastery → Phugtal Monastery ⓘ
this entity surface form: Zongkhul Monastery