Kungri Monastery
Kungri Monastery is a Buddhist monastery of the Nyingma sect of Tibetan Buddhism in the Pin Valley in Lahul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, northern India.
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Affiliation | Tibetan Buddhism |
Sect | Nyingma |
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Location | Lahul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, India |
Country | India |
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Date established | 1330 |
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Kungri is Spiti's second oldest monastery, built around 1330. The gompa consists of three detached rectangular blocks facing east.[1]
It is noted for its sword dance by the buzhens of Mud village on the right bank of the Pin River.H.E Rinpoche la at Urgyan Sangnag Choling Monastery (Kungri Gompa,Pin Valley ,Spiti )
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