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Late medieval · Buddhist · India

Key Monastery (Kye Gompa)

की गोम्पा

Kaza, Spiti, Himachal Pradesh · 32.2977°, 78.0120°

Gelug school of Tibetan BuddhismGelug, era of the Fifth Dalai LamaTiered fort-monastery in the Chinese-influenced 14th-century monastic manner
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
present fort-monastery 17th c.; foundation traced to the 11th c.
Gelug, era of the Fifth Dalai Lama

History & significance

The largest monastery in the Spiti valley, perched at about 4,166 m above the Spiti river and home to some 250 monks. It is the valley's chief training centre for lamas and holds a notable collection of thangkas and murals.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Gelug, era of the Fifth Dalai Lama