Adventure Tours

Spituk Gustor :- 21-22 January 2012
Spituk Monastery is 8 kms from Leh. The monastery standing on a conical hill with 3 chapels was founded in the 11th century by Od - Ide the elder brother of Lha Lama Changchub Od. When Rinchen Zangpo, the translator came to that place, he said that and exemplary religious community would arise there and so the monastery was called Spithub. That time it belongs to the Kadampa School. Then during the time of Dharmaraja Takspa Bum-Lde Lama Lhawang Lotus resorted the monastery and the stainless order of Tsongkhapa was introduced and it has remained intact as such up till date. The Principal statue is that of the lord Buddha. Within this Stature there is a sacred statue image of Amitayus about a finger length in height, presented to Takspa Bum-Lde by the great Tsongkhapa.