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[[File:Prayer-flags-in-dhankar.jpg|thumb|240px|Prayer flags in Dhankar]] | [[File:Prayer-flags-in-dhankar.jpg|thumb|240px|Prayer flags in Dhankar]] | ||
{{Tibetan Buddhism}} | {{Tibetan Buddhism}} | ||
'''Dhankar Gompa''' (also '''Dankhar''', '''Drangkhar''' or '''Dhangkar Gompa'''; ''Brang-mkhar'' or ''Grang-mkhar'') is a village and also a [[Gompa]], a [[Buddhist]] temple in the district of [[Lahaul and Spiti]] in [[India]]. It is situated at an elevation of 3,894 metres (12,774 feet) in the Spiti Valley above [[Dhankar Village]], between the towns of [[Kaza, Himachal Pradesh|Kaza]] and [[Tabo, Himachal Pradesh|Tabo]]. The complex is built on a 1000-foot (300-metre) high spur overlooking the confluence of the [[Spiti River|Spiti]] and Pin Rivers - one of the world's most spectacular settings for a gompa. ''Dhang'' or ''dang'' means cliff, and ''kar'' or ''khar'' means fort. Hence Dhangkar means ''fort on a cliff''. | '''Dhankar Gompa''' (also '''Dankhar''', '''Drangkhar''' or '''Dhangkar Gompa'''; ''Brang-mkhar'' or ''Grang-mkhar'') is a village and also a [[Gompa]], a [[Buddhist]] temple in the district of [[Lahaul and Spiti district|Lahaul and Spiti]] in [[India]]. It is situated at an elevation of 3,894 metres (12,774 feet) in the Spiti Valley above [[Dhankar Village]], between the towns of [[Kaza, Himachal Pradesh|Kaza]] and [[Tabo, Himachal Pradesh|Tabo]]. The complex is built on a 1000-foot (300-metre) high spur overlooking the confluence of the [[Spiti River|Spiti]] and Pin Rivers - one of the world's most spectacular settings for a gompa. ''Dhang'' or ''dang'' means cliff, and ''kar'' or ''khar'' means fort. Hence Dhangkar means ''fort on a cliff''. | ||
Dhankar, like [[Key Monastery]] and [[Tangyud Monastery]] in Spiti, and [[Thiksey]], [[Likir]] and [[Rangdum]] monasteries in [[Ladakh]], was built as a fort monastery on the Central Tibetan pattern. It was reported to have had 90 monks in 1855.<ref>Handa (1987), pp. 131, 149.</ref> | Dhankar, like [[Key Monastery]] and [[Tangyud Monastery]] in Spiti, and [[Thiksey]], [[Likir]] and [[Rangdum]] monasteries in [[Ladakh]], was built as a fort monastery on the Central Tibetan pattern. It was reported to have had 90 monks in 1855.<ref>Handa (1987), pp. 131, 149.</ref> | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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File:View down Spiti River Valley from roof of Dhankar Gompa.jpg | |||
File:Small shrine honouring HH the 14th Dalai Lama. Dhankar Gompa.jpg | File:View down Spiti River Valley from roof of Dhankar Gompa.jpg|View down [[Spiti Valley]] from roof of Dhankar Gompa | ||
File:Dhankhar Monastery Guest House Sign. 2010.jpg | File:Small shrine honouring HH the 14th Dalai Lama. Dhankar Gompa.jpg|Small shrine honouring the 14th [[Dalai Lama]]. Dhankar Gompa. | ||
File:Meditation cave, Dhankhar Gompa. Lahaul and Spiti, India. 2004.jpg | File:Dhankhar Monastery Guest House Sign. 2010.jpg|Dhankhar Monastery Guest House Sign. 2010 | ||
File:Meditation cave, Dhankhar Gompa. Lahaul and Spiti, India. 2004.jpg|Meditation cave, Dhankhar Gompa. [[Lahaul and Spiti district|Lahaul and Spiti]], India. 2004 | |||
File:Sculptures, Dhankar Gompa.jpg|Sculptures, Dhankar Gompa | File:Sculptures, Dhankar Gompa.jpg|Sculptures, Dhankar Gompa | ||
File:Dhankar village & Gompa.jpg|Dhankar village & Gompa | File:Dhankar village & Gompa.jpg|Dhankar village & Gompa | ||
File:Confluence Of Spiti And Pin river and pin valley from Old Dhankar Monastery.jpg|Confluence Of Spiti And Pin river and pin valley | File:Confluence Of Spiti And Pin river and pin valley from Old Dhankar Monastery.jpg|Confluence Of Spiti And Pin river and pin valley from Old Dhankar Monastery | ||
File:Dhankar gompa, Spiti.jpg|Dhankar gompa, Spiti | File:Dhankar gompa, Spiti.jpg|Dhankar gompa, Spiti | ||
File:Dhankar Gompa.jpg|Dhankar Gompa | File:Dhankar Gompa.jpg|Dhankar Gompa | ||