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"Phokar Urgyen Dzong - A place in the mountains, where Phadmasambhava meditated in caves. Now opposite the caves is a Drukpa-Kagyu gompa.
Access is from Shergol. Leave NH1D in Shergol to the southwest til you reach the campsite, cross creek and proceed up to the canyon. There are metal and wooden ladders. Then up the hillside to the left until you see the gompa.
There are several caves and natural buddhist signs on the rocks."
http://wikimapia.org/9730032/Phokar-Urgyen-Dzong
"Urgyan-Dzong: This meditation retreat lies tucked away in an amazing natural mountain fortress high up in the Zanskar range. The surrounding hillside reveals several caves where high-ranking Buddhist saints meditated in seclusion. The main approach is a footpath laid through the only gap available in the rocky ramparts."
http://overindia.com/tag/mulbekh-gompa/
Input by: tmciolek, May 01, 2012
Final data (and their sources)
Last updated: 01 May 2012
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 Urgyen Dzong hermitage, IN.
Lat 34.3671133 Long 76.2877755
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2012.
Google Map link:
Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Urgyen Dzong hermitage
2. Monastery's modern country & province
- India:State of Jammu and Kashmir
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
- Phokar Urgyen Dzong - http://wikimapia.org/9730032/Phokar-Urgyen-Dzong
- Urgyan-Dzong - http://overindia.com/tag/mulbekh-gompa/
4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Approx. Lat 34.3671133 Long 76.2877755 - based on the coordinates of a http://wikimapia.org/#lat=34.3671133&lon=76.2877755&z=14&l=0&m=s page, cited by http://wikimapia.org/9730032/Phokar-Urgyen-Dzong - tmciolek, 1 May 2012.
5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries
6. Modern name of the known nearest city, town, or village
7. The settlement's alternative/historical names
- [missing data]
8. The settlement's coordinates
- Approx. Lat 34.3833 Long 76.3667 - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/12/Mulbekh.html
9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition
- [missing data]
10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition
- [missing data]
11. Date-early
- A place used by Phadmasambhava (circa 8th c. AD) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Padmasambhava
12. Date-intermediate
- [missing data]
13. Date-late
- [missing data]
14. Details of contacts with other monasteries
- [missing data]
15. Type of evidence regarding the monastery
- [missing data]
16. Additional notes
- [missing data] (incl. details of the size of the monastic population)
17. Corrections & addenda to this page were kindly provided by
- [missing data]
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