gompa

Thiske Gompa near Leh in Ladakh and is typical of Tibetan Buddhist Gompa design. Photograph (c) Ian A. Inman (Beefy_SAFC).

Dhankar gompa, Spiti, India

Gompas are Buddhist temples (typically forming monasteries or nunneries, Sanskrit name vihara), located in Tibet, Ladakh (India), Nepal, and Bhutan. Their design and interior details vary from region to region, however, all follow a general layout of a central prayer hall containing a Buddha statue, benches for the monks or nuns to engage in prayer or meditation and attached living accommodation. The gompa may also be accompanied by any number of stupas.

Architecture

• Article on Likir & Alchi Gompa by Rangan Datta
• Article on Tashiding Gompa, Sikkim by Rangan Datta
• Travel Article on Gompas of West Sikkim by Rangan Datta]
• Rangan Datta's personal web-site

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