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Retour au sommaire du Spiti
Lhalung Monastery, Lhalun Monastery or Lalung
Monastery (also known as the Sarkhang or Golden Temple), was one of the
earliest monasteries founded in Spiti, Himachel Pradesh, India, by the
great Tibetan Buddhist lotswa (translator), Rinchen Zangpo, the king of
western Himalayan Kingdom of Guge during the late 10th century CE. The
altitude of the neighbouring village of Lhalun is 3,658 metres.
The name Lhalun literally means 'land of the gods' (lha =
deities, devtas; lung = land, area) and it is said that the Lhalung
Devta is head of all the Devtas of the valley and emerges from the
Tangmar mountain beyond the village. This mountain is said to change
colour depending on the moods of the devtas or deities; red showing
anger, yellow, happiness, etc.
The beautiful village of 45 homes is 14 km from the main road and
is the largest in the Lingti valley. At some places remains of an
ancient wall encircling all the monastery buildings may be found. It is
probable that, like Tabo, it was designed as a choshor site, a place
for learning and debate as opposed to a simple village monastery or a
chapel for worship by the local people. There is also a sacred tree
here which may be as old as the earliest monastery.[3][4]
Note photo:
L'intérieur était très mal éclairé (40w) et le flash était interdit. Sans pied! Comme c'était un des rares monastères où l'on pouvait faire des photographies, il fallait essayer!
