From the archive record
This beautiful ancient monastery is the main seat of Drikung Kagyu tradition in the lower part of Ladakh. There are more then 50 monasteries under the leadership of this great monastery in the lower region of Ladakh. About 300 monks are registered under the administration of the monastery. Lamayuru or Yuru Monastery is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Lamayouro, [Leh district]], India. It is situated on the Srinagar-Leh highway 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) east of the Fotu La at a height of 3,510 metres (11,520 ft). A. H. Francke states that, "according to popular tradition," it was originally the foremost Bon monastery in Ladakh; its name means sauwastika and is a popular symbol in Bon for "eternity". Yungdrung is the name of the most popular school of Bon. It is currently affiliated with the