| Mulbekh Monastery | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Tibetan Buddhism |
| Sect | Drukpa and Gelug |
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| Location | Kargil, Ladakh, India |
  Location in Ladakh, India | |
| Geographic coordinates | 34°23′0″N 76°22′0″E / 34.38333°N 76.36667°E |
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| Style | Tibetan Architecture |
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Mulbekh Monastery or Mulbekh Gompa, at 11,495 ft from sea level and 656 ft uphill from road level, consists of a 9 m (30 ft) tall Maitreya Buddha statue, 1400 CE kharosti language edicts on the hill, and two 800-year-old gompas: Serdung gompa of Drukpa lineage and Rgaldan-se gompa of Gelugpa lineage of Buddhism. It is found 40 km from Kargil on NH1 Kargil-Leh Highway in the Kargil district of Ladakh in northern India. The monastery has large prayer wheels, and the view en route to the cliff monastery has been described as beautiful.[1] Rgaldan-se Gompa, established by Tungba Lzawa who is also known as Agu Tungba, was renovated in 2016. Nyima Lhakhang temple was built around 800 years ago in the oldest section of the Mulbekh Monastery by the students of the great Tibetan scholar Lotsawa Rinchen Zangpo, and it houses Lhakhang (sacred objects).
- ^ "Mulbekh Monastery and its 30 ft tall Buddha statue, Ladakh's unexplored gem". The Times of India. 8 June 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 4 June 2024.