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The Jetavana Monastery Shravasti was one of the most famous of the Buddhist monasteries in India. It was the second monastery donated to Buddha, after the Veluvana in Rajagaha- modern day Rajgir. Jetavana Monastery Shravasti In India is located just outside the old city of Shravasti. Jetavana was the place where Buddha gave many teachings and delivered many of the discourses for the first time more than in any other place. Somehow Lord Buddha was in love with the place and spent 24 monsoons of his life, which is more than in any other monastery. The Jetavana Monastery Shravasti is indeed one of the most holy places in Shravasti.
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Leh Laddakh is the land of rugged mountains, snow capped peaks and beautiful monasteries where the Buddhist monks reside. The Bardan Monastery is one such monastery in Leh- Ladakh, which is tucked away in the rugged Himalayas. These monasteries have an excellent collection of Thangka paintings and symbols of rich cultural heritage of Buddhist society. Bardan Monastery in Leh- Ladakh which is also called the Bardan Gompa, dates back to the 17th century and it has under its association a number of other monasteries.
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At a distance of 17 km south of Leh is one one of the most beautiful monastery of Ladakh region – the Thiksey Monastery. Initially, the gompa was constructed by Sherab Zangpo at Stakmo, however, later, his nephew, Paldan Sherab, established the monastery atop a hill to the north of Indus River. The monastery, belonging to the Gelukpa order, spreads over 12 storeys with a private abode of incarnate lama at the top.
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Ladakh at a height of 9,800 feet surrounded by the Himalayas and Karakoram Range houses incredible monasteries in its folds. On your tour to Ladakh you can spot monks in maroon robes silently climbing their ways to the monasteries.Zongkhul Monastery of Zanskar is the spectacular cave monastery that you will encounter just before the climb for the Omasi-la Pass begins.
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Peer Baba is the famous Dargah (tomb) of the Muslim saint, Peer Budhan Ali Shah. On Thursdays apart from Muslims, Hindus and Sikhs also come in large numbers to pay…
