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Spituk Monastery, also better as Spituk Gompa or Pethup Gompa, is a
Buddhist monastery in Leh district, Ladakh, northern India. 8 kilometres
from Leh. The site of Spituk was blessed by the Arhat Nyimagung. It was
founded by Od-de, the elder brother of Lha Lama Changchub Od when he
came to Maryul in the 11th Century. He introduced the monastic
community.
When Lotsewa Rinchen Zangpo (Translator) came to that place he said that
an exemplary religious community would arise there and so the monastery
was called spituk (exemplary). During the time of Dharma raja Gragspa
Bum-Ide the monastery was restored by Lama Lhawang Lodos and the
stainless order of Tsonkhapa was introduced and it has remained intact
as such till present.
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