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{{Short description|Buddhist monastery in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2018}}
{{Infobox Tibetan Buddhist monastery
|name = Chemrey Monastery
|image = Chemrey Gompa 2.jpg
|alt = 
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|map_type = India Ladakh
|coordinates = {{coord|33|58||N|77|48||E|type:landmark_region:IN-JK|display=inline,title}}
|map_caption = Location within India
|location=[[Ladakh]], India
|founded_by = [[Tagsang Raschen]]
| founded = {{start date and age|1664}}
|date_renovated = 
|sect = [[Drukpa Lineage|Drukpa]]
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|dedicated_to =[[Sengge Namgyal]] 
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|no._of_monks =
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|festivals= Sacred Dances - 28th and 29th <br />day of the 9th month
|footnotes = 
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'''Chemrey Monastery''' or '''Chemrey Gompa''' in [[Indus River]] valley is a 1664 [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] monastery in [[Leh district]] of [[Ladakh]] in [[northern India]]. It is {{convert|6|km}} north of [[Hemis Monastery]], {{convert|46|km}} southeast of Leh and {{convert|24|km}} northwest of [[Upshi]]. It belongs to the [[Drukpa Kagyu|Drugpa]] monastic order. It was founded in 1664 by the Lama [[Tagsang Raschen]] and dedicated to King [[Sengge Namgyal]].

The monastery has a notable high [[Padmasambhava]] statue. It also contains a valuable collection of scriptures.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.buddhist-temples.com/buddhist-monastery/ladakh/chemrey.html|title=Chemrey Gompa|publisher=Buddhist-temples.com|access-date=30 September 2009}}</ref>

The monastery comprises a number of shrines, two assembly halls (Du-Khang) and a Lama temple (Lha-Khang). The main attraction of the monastery is the one storey high statue of Padmasambhava. Another big attraction is the 29 volume scripture written in silver and golden letters.

The monastery holds every year the Chemrey Angchok festival of sacred dances.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ladakh.com/monasteries/item/86-chemrey-gompa |title=Welcome to Ladakh - Getting There |access-date=2015-07-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150724074558/http://www.ladakh.com/monasteries/item/86-chemrey-gompa |archive-date=2015-07-24 }}</ref>

==Gallery==
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File:Chemrey Gompa SW.jpg|Chemrey Gompa viewed from the southwest
File:Turning the soul.jpg|Chemrey Monastery
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== See also==

* [[All Ladakh Gonpa Association#List|List of buddhist monasteries in Ladakh]]
* [[Tourism in Ladakh]]

==References==
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{{Buddhist monasteries in Ladakh}}

[[Category:Buddhist monasteries in Ladakh]]
[[Category:Drukpa Kagyu monasteries and temples in India]]
[[Category:Religious buildings and structures completed in 1664]]
[[Category:1664 establishments in Asia]]


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