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| Stok Monastery | |
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Stok Palace
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| Coordinates | 34°3′56.5″N 77°32′32″E |
| Monastery information | |
| Location | Stok, Leh district Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India |
| Founded by | Lhawang Lotus |
| Founded | Late 14th century |
| Type | Tibetan Buddhist |
Stok Monastery or Stok Gompa is a Buddhist monastery in Stok, Leh district, Ladakh, northern India, 15 kilometres south of Leh.[1] It was founded by Lama Lhawang Lotus in the 14th Century and has a notable library including all 108 volumes of the Kangyur. A ritual dance-mask festival is held annually.[1]
Next to the monastery is the 71 feet (22 m) high seated Gautama Buddha statue and temple, constructed between 2012-2015 and consecrated by HH the 14th Dalai Lama on 8 August 2016.[2]
Around 2km from the monastery is Stok Palace, built in 1820 and still the summer home of Ladakhi royalty from the Namgyal dynasty of Ladakh.