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In 2016, the Central Government, on the advice of the University Grants Committee (UGC), declared that the Central Institute of Buddhist Studies (CIBS), Choglamsar, Leh (Ladakh) was ‘deemed to be university’ [4] for the purpose of the UGC Act, 1956, but provisionally for a period of five years under the de novo category, from the date the CIBS disaffiliated its courses / programmes from ...
In 2016, the Central Institute of Buddhist Studies in Choglamsar was given the status of a deemed university by the Government of India, for a period of five years. [7] The Choglamsar Bridge over the Indus River connects the town to Chuchat Yakma, the site of an Imambara. [3]
Zangdok Palri Monastery or Zang Dhok Palri Phodang is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery of the Nyingma school, located at Kalimpong in West Bengal, India.The monastery was founded by Dudjom Rinpoche in 1957 [1] and built where Dudjom Rinpoche settled while in exile from Tibet, atop Durpin Hill.
Likir Monastery or Likir Gompa (Klud-kyil) is a Buddhist monastery in Ladakh, Northern India. It is located at 3700m elevation, approximately 52 kilometres (32 mi) west of Leh . It is picturesquely situated on a little hill in the valley, [ 1 ] in Likir village near the Indus River about 9.5 kilometres (5.9 mi) north of the Srinigar to Leh ...
Entering Khaltse by road from Srinagar, it is clear one is entering the heartland of Buddhism with its chortens or small stupas, mani stones and prayer flags. Upstream from Khalatse, and downstream on the right bank of the Indus, the people are almost all Buddhist. The ones downstream are mostly Brokpa or Dards. [14]
Namgyal Tsemo Monastery or Namgyal Tsemo Gompa is a Buddhist monastery in Leh city of Leh district, Ladakh, northern India. [1] Founded by King Tashi Namgyal (1555-1575) of Ladakh, it has a three-story high gold statue of Maitreya Buddha and ancient manuscripts and frescoes. [1] It is situated near the Tsemo Castle.
Tegar is a Buddhist village on the fringes of the Tibetan Cultural Area. [2] [3]There are two sects of Buddhists living in the village. Each sect has a specific affiliation to the nearby monasteries of the sect.
Karzok or Korzok is a village in the Leh district of Ladakh, India. [2] It is located close to Nyoma, in the Rupshu region and block, on the shores of the Tso Moriri lake. It is among the highest towns in the world and the highest settlement in India. [3]