Narsingh monastery

Narsingh monastery(Nepali: नरसिंह गुम्बा, Narsingh Gumba or Gompa) is a Buddhisht monastery located in Baragung Muktichhetra rural municipality of Mustang district in Nepal. It is situated in the northern side of the Muktinath temple.[1] It was constructed in the 6th century AD.[2] The local Buddhists call it the temple of 1,000 lamps (Mharme Lha Khang Gompa).

Narsingh monastery (नरसिंह गुम्बा)
Religion
AffiliationTibetan Buddhism
Location
LocationMustang, Nepal
Shown within Nepal
Geographic coordinates28°49′0″N 83°52′15″E 28°49′0″N 83°52′15″E

The monastery has a statue of Guru Padmasambhava (Guru Rinpoche) and his friends Tibetan tantric deities Dag Po in the right side and Seng Dong in the left.[3][4] Hindus also worship in this monastery considering the deity of this monastery as the Narasimha Avatar (meaning humanoid lion) of Vishnu.

The monastery is constructed with stone and mud masonry. Due to leakage of water, it was renovated in 2018 in a cost of NPR 28.5 million.[2]

See also
  • List of monastery in Nepal

Notes
  • Vallangi, Neelima. "Climate change threatens 1,000-year-old monastery in remote Nepal". Retrieved 2020-08-22.

References
  1. "Kailash Manasarovar". Retrieved 2020-08-22.
  2. Setopati, Setopati. "Ancient monastery renovated in Mustang". Setopati. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
  3. "तीन गन्तव्य". Retrieved 2020-08-22.
  4. "The Story of Sri Muktinath Temple - The Temple of Liberation". VedicFeed. 2018-10-02. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
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