Lamayuru Monastery

Lamayuru Monastery
Lamayuru Monastery
Religion
AffiliationTibetan Buddhism
SectDrikung Kagyu
FestivalsAnnual masked dance festival
Location
LocationLamayouro, Leh district, Ladakh, India
Lamayuru Monastery is located in Ladakh
Lamayuru Monastery
Location within India
Geographic coordinates34°16′58″N 76°46′28″E / 34.28278°N 76.77444°E / 34.28278; 76.77444
Architecture
StyleOldest and largest existing gompa in Ladakh
FounderNaropa

Lamayuru or Yuru Monastery (Tibetan: བླ་མ་གཡུང་དྲུང་དགོན་པ་, Wylie: bla ma gyung drung dgon pa "Eternal Monastery") is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Lamayouro, Leh district, Ladakh, India. It is situated on the Srinagar-Leh highway 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) east of the Fotu La at a height of 3,510 metres (11,520 ft) and 19 km southwest of Khalsi.