Ladakh – The Center of Buddhist Religion and Culture

Ladakh is beautiful landlocked region in the state of Jammu and Kashmir in India. The area is covered by Kunlun ranges from north and majestic Himalayas from south. The town is largest province in Kashmir and renowned as the leading spot of Buddhist religion and culture in Indian country. It is one of the few most important remaining Buddhist centers of spirituality and religious teaching. The religious spots of the town become as the prime tourist attractions. Numerous saintly vacationers from all over the world visit Ladakh every year in search of truth and spirituality. Apart from its spiritual importance the town is also well known as the fabulous adventure tourist spot around the world. Beautiful valleys and towering hill peaks covered with snow are also key attractions of Ladakh sightseeing.

Ladakh is some of the most unique places around the world. It is a remote area in province of great Himalayans and far away from the new development and noisy culture. Life is very serene in the town but not easy. It is one of the most rarely populated areas across the world. People living in Ladakh lived very hard and difficult life. Snow fall is common there and several times sun doesn’t come out due to clouds and fogy weathers for more than a month. In winter temperatures goes below twenty degrees from the freezing point occasionally. Beside all these difficulties and hurdles people of Ladakh are living in peace and harmony that’s really wonderful.

The place is far away from noisy western culture. People are living simple life and preserving their old and honored culture. Ladakh is also one of the few left over center of Buddhism in southern region of Asian continent. On sightseeing of the town you will see several old and important monasteries that are major tourist attractions of most of the package tours to Ladakh. In Buddhist belief, monasteries are the places of worship, mediation and spiritual teachings.

Large numbers of saintly tourist come to Ladakh to visit its popular monasteries. From large numbers of monasteries, Hemis is the largest and wealthiest in whole Ladakh region. It is located about 45 km away from Leh inside a beautiful valley on bank of Indus River. Hemis preserves rich collection of historical ruins related to Buddhist faith and belief including statue of the Lord Buddha made by copper, various stupas made with gold, silver and other precious metals and lots of other beautiful and precious stuffs. A Hemis festival is also celebrated every year at complex of Hemis monastery also a worth visit attraction. Besides Hemis, Alchi Gompa, Diskit and Hundur, Likir and Lamayuru are the other blessed and worth visit monasteries in the town.

The town is also popular for the adventures trekking activities. During your Ladakh treks you will also enjoy the sightseeing of beautiful ice capped mountains, several rare species of flora and fauna and much more. In conclusion, being as the center of Buddhism, Ladakh also have much more to discover. So to enjoy this unique landscape plan a relax trip of Ladakh ion next vacation. It will really unwind you and also offers excellence of Buddhism spirituality.