Likir

Type of object

Gompa

Name

Likir

Other names

Area

Ladakh

Region

Dolina Inda zahodno od Leha

Founder

Najbolj verjetno je, da je samostan ustanovil Nam-mka'-ba (Petech, 1977, 167).

Important monks, nuns, yogis, yoginis, and other teachers who visited the monastery

School

Najprej kadam, nato gelug

Surroundings

Interior

Veliko poslikav in tekstov

Date of creation/first use

1065

End date

1088

Role or primary purpose

Sources and literature

Snellgrove, David in Skorupski, Tadeusz. The cultural heritage of Ladakh. Vol. 1: Central Ladakh. Warminster: Aris & Phillips LTD, 1977, str. 119. Gibbons, Bob in Pritchard-Jones, Sian. Ladakh. Land of Magical Monasteries. Varanasi: Pilgrims Publishing, 2006, str. 158. Nawang, Tsering. Alchi - the living heritage of Ladakh. Likir Monastery, 2010. Paldan, Thupstan. A Guide to the Buddhist Monasteries and Royal Castles of Ladakh. 2019, str. 15. Petech, Luciano. The Kingdom of Ladakh. C. 950-1842 A. D. Rim: Instituto italiano per il medio ed estremo oriente, 1977, str. 18.