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Late medieval · Buddhist · India
Phyang Monastery
Phyang, Leh, Ladakh · 34.1864°, 77.4894°
Deities of the Drikung Kagyu school, with Achi Chokyi Drolma as its special protectorDrikung Kagyu—
Sacred since
1515 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
1515 (Chosje Dharma Kunga Takpa)
Drikung Kagyu
History & significance
One of the earliest Drikung Kagyu foundations in Ladakh, established in 1515 on land that had been given to the order in the time of Dharmaraja Jamyang Namgyal. It specialised in Drikung teaching and has more than thirty branch monasteries in the region.