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Hemis Monastery is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery (gompa) of the Drukpa Lineage, located in Hemis, Ladakh (within the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir). Situated 45 km from Leh, the monastery was re-established in 1672 by the Ladakhi king Sengge Namgyal. The annual Hemis festival honoring Padmasambhava is held here in early June.
[…] Hemis Monastery existed already before the 11th century. Naropa, the pupil of the yogi Tilopa, and teacher of the translator Marpa is connected with this monastery.
33.856667, 77.705
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemis_Monastery
Himis Gompa, India Page
Other names: Himis Gömpa
World:India:State of Jammu and Kashmir
Lat 33.9000 Long 77.7167
http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/12/Himis_Gompa.html
Input by: tmciolek, Jul 26, 2010
Final data (and their sources)
Lat/Long coordinates' accuracy:
The monastery in question is assumed to be situated actually no farther than 200 m from the point defined by the coordinates below.
General location of the Hemis monastery, IN.
Lat 33.9129 Long 77.7040
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2010.
Google Map link:
Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Hemis monastery - http://www.leh-ladakh.com/hemis-monastery.html
2. Monastery's modern country & province
- India:State of Jammu and Kashmir
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
- Himis Gompa - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/12/Himis_Gompa.html
- Himis Gömpa - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/12/Himis_Gompa.html
- Hemis Gompa -http://www.leh-ladakh.com/hemis-monastery.html
4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Approx, Lat 33.9129 Long 77.7040 - based on the visual identofication of the Monastery's building in satellite imagery, maps.google.com - tmciolek, 27 Jul 2010.
5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries
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6. Modern name of the known nearest city, town, or village
- Himis Gompa - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/12/Himis_Gompa.html
7. The settlement's alternative/historical names
- Himis Gömpa - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/12/Himis_Gompa.html
8. The settlement's coordinates
- Exactly, Lat 33.9000 Long 77.7167 - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/12/Himis_Gompa.html
9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition
- Vajrayana - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemis_Monastery
10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition
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11. Date-early
- before 1,000 AD - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemis_Monastery
12. Date-intermediate
- re-established in 1672 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemis_Monastery
13. Date-late
- Still in use in 2010
14. Details of contacts with other monasteries
- Links with Nalanda monastery via the monk Naropa.
15. Type of evidence regarding the monastery
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16. Additional notes
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