PADMASAMBHAVA PHUG, Urgyan Dzong

(Kargil tehsil - IN)
34.400000,76.300000
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Description

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 30/04/2016

A cave of dubious nature, where Padmasambhava is believed to have meditated, reported HIRSCHBERG (1977: 105, 1980, 1987: 92-93) from above »Urgyan Dzon« (Urgyan Dzong, in Tibetan: rDzong), a relatively small Tibetan Buddhist monastery situated on a plateau at a walking distance of 3 hours along a narrow, winding gorge in an unidentified direction from Shergol (N34°24': E076°18' nima.mil/geonames accessed 16.11.2003) in the Wakha Valley. IDENTITY: Compare –>Lama Agu Tungpa Phug (Shergol) and the –>Urgyan Dzong Caves.

Documents

Bibliography 30/04/2016
  • Hirschberg, Helga 1977, 1980, 1987; Knight, E F 1893 edited 1971; Lonely Planet, India 1999; Waddell, L Austine 1899, 1905, 1934, 1991.

Cavités proche

Distance (km)NomLongueur (m)Profondeur (m)
0.0URGYAN DZONG CAVES
0.0LAMA AGU TUNGPA PHUG, Shergol
9.9GYAL PHUG, Gel
44.3LAMAYURU (Cave at)
44.3NAROPA, Lamayuru (Cave of)
79.8NYIZLAPUG CAVES
80.5SASPOL (Caves of)
122.1PANAMIK SPRINGS
145.1BALTORO GLACIER (Caves in the)