Tayul Monastery

Highlights

• Tayul Monastery or Tayul Gompa is a Buddhist monastery in the Bhaga Valley of Lahul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, northern India.
• It is located 6 kilometres from Keylong above the village of Satingri.

Dress Code

Modest, respectful clothing is expected at this site.

History

• •Tayul gonpa written in Tibetan as Ta - Yul means "chosen place".
• •The Drugpa (Dogpa) Lama, Serzang Richen of the Kham region of Tibet established the Tayul Monastery in the 17th century.

Architecture

• •The monastery was then constructed and houses a hundred million mani wheel and would apparently turn by itself on special Buddhist occasions.
• •Tayul has 12 foot statue of Padmasambhava and his two materialisations, Sighmukha and Vijravarashi and is well decorated with elaborate murals.
• •The library contains the Buddhist scriptures, the Kangyur.
• •It was renovated avbout 100 years after establishment by a Ladakhi Tulku, Tashi Tanphel of Tagna Monastery who renovated it and extended the building.

Temple Layout

• •The monastery was then constructed and houses a hundred million mani wheel and would apparently turn by itself on special Buddhist occasions.
• •Tayul has 12 foot statue of Padmasambhava and his two materialisations, Sighmukha and Vijravarashi and is well decorated with elaborate murals.
• •The library contains the Buddhist scriptures, the Kangyur.
• •It was renovated avbout 100 years after establishment by a Ladakhi Tulku, Tashi Tanphel of Tagna Monastery who renovated it and extended the building.

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