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{{Infobox Tibetan Buddhist monastery
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|caption = Hanle Monastery
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|map_caption = Location in Ladakh union territory, India
|location=[[Hanle (village)|Hanle]], [[Leh District]], [[Ladakh UT]], [[India]]
|founded_by =[[Sengge Namgyal]]
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'''Hanle Monastery''' is a 17th-century [[gompa]] of the [[Drukpa Lineage]] of the [[Kagyu]] school of [[Tibetan Buddhism]] located in the [[Hanle Valley]], [[Leh district]], [[Ladakh]], [[India]] on an old branch of the ancient Ladakh-[[Tibet]] trade route. The valley is home to about a thousand people, with about 300 people living in [[Hanle (village)|Hanle village]]. The monastery is home to about ten monks while another 33 or so come regularly for prayers. It is only {{convert|19|km}} from the disputed frontier between India and Chinese-controlled Tibet.<ref>Lang and Klum (2004), p. 90.</ref>{{Tibetan Buddhism}}

The main monastery, one of the largest and best known of Ladakh's monasteries, was built under the patronage of the Ladakhi king [[Sengge Namgyal]] (r. c. 1616-1642 CE) with the assistance of the famous Tibetan lama and traveler [[Taktsang Répa Ngakwang Gyatso]] ({{bo|w=stag tshang ras pa ngag dbang rgya mtsho}}).<ref name=ToL>{{cite web|title=Taktsang Repa Ngawang Gyatso|url=http://www.treasuryoflives.org/biographies/view/Taktsang-Repa-Ngawang-Gyatso/P7857|website=Treasury of Lives|publisher=Treasury of Lives|access-date=21 March 2015}}</ref> It was the first to be associated with the Drukpa Lineage and which, under the patronage of the Namgyal family, became very important in Ladakh, functioning as a serious rival to the reformed [[Gelug]] school.<ref>Rizvi (1996), pp. 67-68.</ref> The monasteries in Hanle, [[Hemis]], [[Chemrey]] and [[Stakna Monastery|Stakna]] all belong to the Drukpa school.<ref>Rizvi (1996), p. 219.</ref>

Sengge Namgyal died at Hanle on his return from an expedition against the [[Mongols]], who had occupied [[Ü-Tsang|Tsang]] and were threatening Ladakh.<ref>Rizvi (1996), p. 70.</ref>

Outside donations established the Tashi Choeling ("Auspicious Dharma Centre") in 1983 providing support for resident [[shramaneri|nuns]] (who numbered 47 in 2003).<ref>Lang and Klum (2004), p. 97.</ref> In a January, 2004 article it is said to have had only 10 resident [[bhikkhu|monks]] with 33 coming regularly for prayers.<ref>Lang and Klum (2004), p. 90.</ref>

It is also home to the [[Indian Astronomical Observatory]]. The location of both the village and the observatory are highly sensitive due to the close proximity of the [[Tibet]]an / [[China|Chinese]] border and special permission is needed to visit either by the [[government of India]].{{Citation needed|date=September 2008}} [[Fukche]] airport is {{convert|24|km}} away and [[Ukdungle]] is close by.

==Footnotes==
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==References==
* Lang, Karen E. and photos by Mattias Klum. "In their own world: The sacred community of India's forbidden Hanle Valley." ''National Geographic Magazine''. January 2004, pp. 88–99.
* Rizvi, Janet (1996). ''Ladakh: Crossroads of High Asia. Second Edition''. (1996). Oxford University Press, New Delhi. {{ISBN|0-19-564546-4}}.

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Kamal Guha at 14:29, 22 November 2023