Spiritual trips to the former Clave Gompa Monastery

  • 2016
Table of contents hide 1 Clave Gompa Monastery. 2 A traveler with no capacity to observe is like a bird without wings . Moslih E. Saadi. 2.1 What can we find in the spiritual journeys to the Gompa Monastery? 3 Ladack's culture. 4 The days are not remembered, the moments are remembered. Cesare Pavese.

The monasteries are ideal places of learning as a destination for spiritual trips that wish to take place, the Clave Gompa Monastery is definitely an ancient temple full of ancestral practices, so you should go to visit it when you spend a stay in the India. Monks and nuns are responsible for garrisoning and transmitting the teachings of Buddhism, as well as revealing many philosophical principles kept in their writings.

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Clave Gompa Monastery.

It is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery located at 4, 166 meters high in the Spiti Valley, the town that is at the birth of the mountain where Kibar is located, this is considered the highest population in India. The history of this monastery tells us that it was assaulted by many natural disasters such as earthquakes and others coming from the hand of man as the invasions of the Mongols. Due to the restorations and devastation he suffered, it was built as a fortress where the temple stood on top of it. 16 years ago with the celebration of 2000, the Dalai Lama hospice a celebration in the monastery to celebrate that it already had a millennium since its construction.

In the Clave Gompa Monastery about 300 monks live, it is the center of religious preparation of the Lamas. It is characterized by being the largest in the district s of Lahaul and Spiti de Himachal . In the place you can find a wide variety of anti- guos books , sculptures, weapons of the times with which they had to fight within their walls, tanks among other objects, all loaded with history and mysticism. The walls of the monastery are decorated with beautiful paintings.

"A traveler without observation capacity is like a bird without wings." Moslih E. Saadi.

The Monastery is a wonderful place full of energy, ideal for one of the most beautiful spiritual journeys. Visitors can enjoy seeing monks dancing, singing, playing wind instruments like horns in summer, since when winter falls the reel is difficult due to heavy snowfall.

What can we find in the spiritual trips to the Gompa Monastery?

The infrastructure of the Clave Gompa Monastery is typical of the 14th century monarchs, because the place has undergone multiple renovations there are temples below what is seen, inside there are rooms with low ceilings and very narrow corridors. The design of the temple is not specific and the passages for walking are difficult to travel, since they are narrow stairs, small doors and rooms of different dimensions. The murals on the walls are very striking with thangkas (their flags).

To get there it is necessary to take a bus that departs daily from Kaza, since the Gompa Key Monastery is located 12 kilometers north of there. From Manali you have to roll just over 200 kilometers to reach Kaza.

Ladack's culture.

Ladack's culture is the same as that of Tibet . The gastronomy of the place has many ingredients and techniques of Tibetan food. The food they eat most is the noodle soup called thukpa and barley flour.

During the festivities they include religious songs where the monks go out with their flags and compete with the companions of other monasteries in competitions with the bow, pole and horses. They wear masks of many colors. The festivals are organized by the authorities, tourism organizations and those in charge of spiritual trips can be extended for several days.

The days are not remembered, the moments are remembered. Cesare Pavese.

The Gompa Clave Monastery is a lost temple within the C Himalayan mountain range, those people who have the opportunity to go on spiritual trips there, will not really forget it, because it is an infinite space full of tranquility with amazing landscapes and at nightfall the dome full of stars is approaching and visitors can enjoy the beautiful v al ctea .

AUTHOR: Antonio, editor of the great family of hermandadblanca.org

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