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Namgyal Tsemo Monastery
Namgyal
Tsemo
Monastery
or
Namgyal Tsemo
Gompa
is a
Buddhist monastery
in
Leh district
,
Ladakh
,
northern
India
.
Founded
in
1430
by
King
Tashi Namgyal
of Ladakh, it has a three-story high
gold
statue
of
Maitreya Buddha
and
ancient
manuscripts
and
frescoes
. It is
situated
near the
Tsemo Castle
.
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