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| − | [[Zangla Monastery]] is a [[Gelug Buddhist Monastery]] in the village of Tsa-zar near Zangla, [[Zanskar]], [[Kargil]] | + | [[Zangla Monastery]] is a [[Gelug Buddhist Monastery]] in the village of Tsa-zar near Zangla, [[Zanskar]], [[Kargil district]], {{Wiki|Ladakh}}, [[Jammu and Kashmir]], northern [[India]]. |
| − | Zangla [[Monastery]] is home to around 150 [[lamas]] and is located near a ruined hilltop castle and an old [[nunnery | + | Zangla [[Monastery]] is home to around 150 [[lamas]] and is located near a ruined hilltop castle and an old [[nunnery]]. |
| − | The [[Hungarian]] [[scholar]] [[Sándor Kőrösi Csoma]] edited the first English-Tibetian {{Wiki|dictionary}} while living at | + | It has some notable wall paintings. [[Zangla]] is the central point on the Padum-Stongdey-Zangla-Karsha-Padum trip, covering most of the {{Wiki|cultural}} sites of [[Zanskar]] [[including]] the Zangla [[Monastery]]. |
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| + | The [[Hungarian]] [[scholar]] [[Sándor Kőrösi Csoma]] edited the first English-Tibetian {{Wiki|dictionary}} while living at [[Zangla Monastery]] in 1823. The {{Wiki|dictionary}} was published in 1824. | ||
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Latest revision as of 03:50, 2 February 2016
Zangla Monastery is a Gelug Buddhist Monastery in the village of Tsa-zar near Zangla, Zanskar, Kargil district, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, northern India.
Zangla Monastery is home to around 150 lamas and is located near a ruined hilltop castle and an old nunnery.
It has some notable wall paintings. Zangla is the central point on the Padum-Stongdey-Zangla-Karsha-Padum trip, covering most of the cultural sites of Zanskar including the Zangla Monastery.
The Hungarian scholar Sándor Kőrösi Csoma edited the first English-Tibetian dictionary while living at Zangla Monastery in 1823. The dictionary was published in 1824.
