Top 10 Beautiful Budhist Monasteries In India!

Written By

Ruchika Mandora

Tawang monastery, near Bhutan, is India's largest and maybe Arunachal Pradesh's best tourist attraction.

Tawang Monastery, Aranachal Pradesh

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The Hemis monastery in Ladakh is the biggest Buddhist monastery there. Before the 11th century, the monastery was there, but it was rebuilt in India in 1652.

Hemis Monastery, Ladakh

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This large, colorful monastery was first built in Tibet in the 9th century, but it was rebuilt in India in the early 1960s.

Rumtek Monastery, Sikkim

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It was built to remember the 14th Dalai Lama's visit in 1970. It took four years to finish.

Thiksey Monastery, Ladakh

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The Dalai Lama lives in Tsuglagkhang Complex. The Tibet Museum, Namgyal Gompa, Kalachakra temple, and Tsuglagkhang temple are all well-known.

Tsuglagkhang Complex, Dharamsala

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It is amazing that it was built at the mouth of a huge cave, down into the side of a cliff, and in front of a deep gorge.

Phuktal Monastery, Zanskar

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Palpung Sherabling Monastic Seat is surrounded by snow-capped mountains on 30 acres of pine forest.

Palpung Sherabling Monastic Seat, Kangra Valley, Himachal Pradesh

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Mindrolling monastery is one of the most important Nyingma temples in Tibet. It is pronounced MINH-droh-lyng.

Mindrolling Monastery, Dehradun

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It's India's second-largest Tibetan settlement. The prayer hall and temple's gold and Buddha sculptures are breathtaking.

Namdroling Monastery and Golden Temple, Karnataka

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Ki, Komic, Dhankar, Kungri (Pin Valley), and Tabo are Spiti's prominent Tibetan Buddhist monasteries. They have magical, dimly-lit rooms and old artifacts.

Monasteries in Spiti

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