Namgyal Monastery, Tibetan Buddhist monastery in McLeod Ganj, Dharamsala, India.
The monastery comprises meditation halls, teaching spaces, and living quarters for 200 monks from different Tibetan monastic lineages in northern India.
The Second Dalai Lama, Gendun Gyatso, established the monastery in 1564 as Phende Lekshe Ling before renaming it Namgyal in 1571.
The monastery functions as the personal spiritual center of the 14th Dalai Lama, conducting rituals and specialized tantric practices like Kalachakra.
The monastery maintains facilities for Buddhist education, offering programs in traditional Tibetan medicine, philosophy, and meditation techniques for visitors.
In 1996, the monastery performed the first Blessing of Cyberspace during a global internet event called Twenty-four Hours in Cyberspace.
GPS coordinates: 32.23225,76.32444
Latest update: May 27, 2025 13:25
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