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Phugtal Monastery
About Phugtal Monastery

Phugtal Monastery or Phugtal Gompa is a Tibetan buddhist monastery and is situated in Zanskar valley of Ladakh at a height of 3850 meters which is in south-eastern Zanskar, Ladakh in northern India. Phugtal monastery was founded by Gangsem Sherap Sampo, a Tibetan Buddhist guru in the early 12th century, the monastery is a unique construction built into the cliff side like a honeycomb. It is situated on the mouth of a cave on the cliff face of a lateral gorge of a major tributary of the Lungnak (Lingti-Tsarap) River.

Phugtal meaning through caves, It is a 2-storied structure painted in traditional Ladakhi colors of red, black and yellow, the highlights of the monastery comprise frescoes and ceiling ornamentations in an old Gompa which belong to same era as that of Alchi Monastery. There are three large and one small prayer room and a library. One of the main attraction here is a hollow in the rock in the cave over the monastery, the level of water in this hollow never drops down despite any amount of water being drawn from it , this water is believed to have curative powers. Phugtakl monastery is home to about 70 monks and the monastery has a library and prayer rooms.

Phugtal monastery is one of the most isolated monastery in Zanskar region in Ladakh district of Jammu and Kashmir, the 12th century Phuktal Gompa stands at the mouth of lateral gorge of the Lungnak or Lingti-Tsarap River. From a distance, the monastery looks like a honeycomb. The name Phutkal means cave in the local language.Phugtal monastery is one of the holiest places of pilgrimage for Tibetan Buddhists.Though it was constructed in 12th century, it was hidden treasure for many until Hungaraian Alexander Cosmo de Koros visited the place and stayed between the periods of 1826-27.

The monastery made up of mud and wood, has four prayer rooms and a library. Frescoes and ceiling decorate the old chapel and are popular with tourists.

Trekking is the only means to reach the monastery which has ensured it remained isolated and cut off from the rest of the region. At Phuktal Gonpa the main focus is the practice of vasika, posadha, and pravarna, the three basic observances for monks prescribed by Buddha Sakyamuni.

 
Caves of Phugtal Monastery

The great cave of Phuktal Gompa in Ladakh has a holy spring within. The monastery is said to have been built here because there was a forest on the slopes above, from which a lone tree survives. The cave is believed to house the spirit of the first guru, Rimpoche.

Caves have a special place in Buddhism, because wandering monks used them for prayer, meditation and rest, and Ngawang Tsering (1717-94) wrote that: ‘Nurtured as sons of mountain solitude they dressed in clouds and mist and wore as hats deserted caves. Totally unconcerned with the world’s ways and mundane happiness they contemplated impermanence to create a sense of urgency and thus to make the best use of their life time. Meditation on the ominpresence of death served as a pillow and they wrapped themselves up in the cloth of mindfulness of karma. The mats which they spread were their awareness of the disadvantages of samsara which they likened to a whirlpool or a tapering flame. I sing my songs to induce kings to rule with the ten virtues, for the sake of the lowly so that each according to his capacity may rejoice in the Dharma, for the sake of the teachers pointing them to sutras ,tantras and teachings, for the sake of earnest meditators that they may realise equanimity and insight, for the sake of the yogins with clear view that they may be gifted with supreme action vision and function.

How to Reach

One can reach here from Kargil to Padum by road and then a two days trek route that leads to Manali diverges off from the Purney Bridge leads to a 7 km trek to Phuktal monastery.The monks of the monastery carry out the holy Cham dance during the Gustor festival which is celebrated during the 18th and 19th day of the Tibetan 12th month.

 


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