Lamayuru Monastery
| Lamayuru Monastery | |
|---|---|
Lamayuru Monastery | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Tibetan Buddhism |
| Sect | Drikung Kagyu |
| Festivals | Annual masked dance festival |
| Location | |
| Location | Lamayouro, Leh district, Ladakh, India |
| Geographic coordinates | 34°16′58″N 76°46′28″E / 34.28278°N 76.77444°E |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Oldest and largest existing gompa in Ladakh |
| Founder | Naropa |
Lamayuru or Yuru Monastery (Tibetan: བླ་མ་གཡུང་དྲུང་དགོན་པ་, Wylie: bla ma gyung drung dgon pa "Eternal Monastery") is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Lamayouro, Leh district, Ladakh, India. It is situated on the Srinagar-Leh highway 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) east of the Fotu La at a height of 3,510 metres (11,520 ft) and 19 km southwest of Khalsi.