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      • Situated around 45 kilometres from Kargil, the Mulbekh Monastery is known for its two gompas (Buddhist fortifications of learning) and a 9 metre tall statue of Maitreya Buddha. The gompas belong to Drukpa and Gelugpa schools. The tall, calming and inspiring Maitreya Buddha statue overlooks the National Highway 1D between Leh and Kargil.
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  2. There are many things about Mulbekh Monastery that make it a popular tourist attraction in Kargil, one of which is its location. The other attraction is the 30 feet statue of the Maitreya Buddha which is carved on an enormous slab of stone.

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  3. Mulbekh Monastery is a famous tourist destination in Kargil for several reasons: its location. The second major draw is a 30-foot-tall figure of Maitreya Buddha sculpted on a massive block of stone. Mulbekh Monastery is divided into two gompas: Serdung Gompa of the Drukpa sect and Rgaldan-se Gompa of the Gelugpa sect.

  4. Mulbekh Monastery, Kargil Overview. Enshrined with the 9 meter tall idol of Maitreya Buddha (future) chiseled in the rocks, Mulbekh monastery is 36 Km away from Kargil on the way towards Leh on the National highway 1D.

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  5. Just 45 km short of Kargil on the Leh-Kargil road is a place called Mulbekh which is famous for its rock carved Buddha ( reminiscent of Bamiyan Buddha carvings in Afghanistan). It's within a small temple on the left side of the road. The carved Buddha on a rock face is of a standing Maitreya Buddha ( or Future Buddha) and is worth a stop.

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  6. Mulbekh monastery is a must stop on the Srinagar- Leh highway about 45 Km from Kargil on way to Leh. It’s a 9 ft Buddha of the future statue carved on stone and right on the highway. Certainly worth a stop with the statue on one side and a cafe on the other. It is supposed to be a made in the 1st Century but scholars believe it was made in ...

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    • Kargil-Leh Road, Top Of Cliff
  7. Around 45 kilometres east of Kargil town on NH-1 heading toward Leh, is the famous rock-cut Chamba Statue in Mulbekh village, a striking enormous figure carved into the rock face on the right-hand side of the road.

  8. 45 km away from Kargil on Leh road, is the famous Mulbekh Monastery and Chamba Statue. Mulbekh monastery is said to consist of two gompas namely Drukpa and Gelugpa. Just a km beyond Mulbekh town, Chamba Statue is an outstanding engraved figure carved into the one rock piece.