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Rizong Monastery

Rizong Monastery
NameRizong Monastery
Image Size250px
CaptionRizong Monastery
Pushpin MapIndia
Latd34|latm=16|lats=9|latNS=N
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Iso RegionIN-JK
Map CaptionLocation within India
Mapsize250
Location CountryIndia
LocationLadakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Founded ByLama Tsultim Nima
Founded1831
SectGelug
No. Of Monks40
ArchitectureTibetan Architecture

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Rizong (or Rhizong) gompa, Gelugpa or Yellow Hat Buddhist monastery is also called the Yuma Changchubling in Ladakh, India. It is situated at the top of a rocky side valley on the north side of the Indus, to the west of Alchi on the way to Lamayuru. It was established in 1831 by Lama Tsultim Nima under the Gelukpa order, at Ri-rdzong. There are 40 monks in the monastery. The monastery is also called “the paradise for meditation” and is noted for its extremely strict rules and standards.

The nunnery, located about 2 km from the monastery, is called the “Jelichun Nunnery” or Chulichan (Chomoling), where, at present, 20 nuns reside.

It is also believed that long ago Guru Padmasambhava meditated in the caves around Rizong years before the monasteries were built. It is also inferred that in the small caves in the vicinity, Lamas used to meditate for years in isolation from the rest of the villages. They subsisted on one meal a day, which was provided to them by local people through a 1 ft (0.3 m) square window opening in the cave.

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Sakhyamuni Buddha statue and wall paintings in the monastery
Sakhyamuni Buddha and a stupa in side the monastery Paintings in an adjoining chamber in the monastery

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