Lhachen Gyalpo
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Lhachen Gyalpo (c. 1050-1080 CE) was the fifth king of Ladakh
. He is mentioned in the Ladakhi Chronicles. During his reign, important buildings like the Likir Monastery
were built. He had a "brotherhood" of monks to settle there.
Also, by the three lakes near Gaṅs-ri (Kailash
) there were at times a hundred and at other times five hundred recluses staying there and "he for a long time, with untiring zeal, provided [them] with the necessities of life."
Ladakh
Ladakh is a region of Jammu and Kashmir, the northernmost state of the Republic of India. It lies between the Kunlun mountain range in the north and the main Great Himalayas to the south, inhabited by people of Indo-Aryan and Tibetan descent...
. He is mentioned in the Ladakhi Chronicles. During his reign, important buildings like the Likir Monastery
Likir Monastery
Likir Monastery or Likir Gompa is a Buddhist monastery in Ladakh, northern India, located approximately west of Leh. It is picturesquely situated on a little hill in the valley near the Indus River and the village of Saspol about north of the Srinigar to Leh highway...
were built. He had a "brotherhood" of monks to settle there.
Also, by the three lakes near Gaṅs-ri (Kailash
Mount Kailash
Mount Kailash is a peak in the Gangdisê Mountains, which are part of the Himalayas in Tibet...
) there were at times a hundred and at other times five hundred recluses staying there and "he for a long time, with untiring zeal, provided [them] with the necessities of life."