The Dukhang Barpa, or middle prayer hall, is Access to the hall from the courtyard is through a short staircase leading to an open entrance porch. The porch has four pillars with decorated capitals holding a decorated beam. The entire area over the porch has slightly protruding balconies with slender wooden pillars accentuating the entrance.
Inside the large hall, the roof is at three levels with the roof of the central portion at almost double the height held by composite slender pillars Fig.
Fig 11a: View of the central ceiling area of Dukhang Barpa; this configuration of the ceiling is unique in Ladakh—the height is achieved with slender composite pillars and openings to allow light are lined at two to three levels with a walkway.
The hall is used for special occasions. During the Hemis festival, it is used as a dressing and waiting room for the dancers and as a space for the high lamas to sit when they visit. The hall has a prominent Shakyamuni sculpture Fig. Dukhang Barpa has rich paintings, a major part of which was repainted as recently as in ; the original paintings were damaged due to water seepage over the years. Around , the Hemis authorities first repaired the roof and then commissioned Tsering Wangdus Olthang, a Padma Shri awardee, and his team to redo the paintings Fig.
At the entrance porch of the Barpa are paintings of the four guardian deities along with a depiction of the wheel of life. Fig View of the Mahasiddha gallery: the painted relief stones are lined inside wooden frames. The gallery has 84 Mahasiddhas and the 36 confessional Buddhas. Inset: View of the arrangement of the painted relief stones. The north wall has some original paintings that have survived the test of time.
These remnants provide a glimpse of a past where they, along with other exquisite paintings following the same central Tibetan style, adorned the walls of the hall. From left to right, when you are facing the wall, is Shakyamuni with 16 arhats. Vajradhara is at the centre with Drukpa Kagyupa lineage gurus and Stagsan Raspa who presides over the hall.
Subsequently, there is Shakyamuni surrounded by scenes from the life of Buddha. These scenes are followed by a small niche housing fierce Buddhist deities; the niche is covered with a veil.
The Lhakhang, replacing an older damaged temple, was built in the eighties on the advice of the Drugchen. The sculpture is by Nawang Tsering. The west wall Fig. If a person is facing the wall, from left to right are Tathagata in the dharmachakra pravartana mudra turning the wheel of dharma into motion , Tathagata in the dhyana meditation mudra, Tathagata in the vitarka debate mudra, Tathagata in the abhay granting the boon of fearlessness mudra, Tathagata in the bhumisparsh touching the earth mudra.
The east wall mirrors the west in terms of overall composition—five resplendent seated figures surrounded by rows of similar figures. The five main figures are shown seated on lotus thrones, the visible area is filled with gold leaf. Multiple sets of the five bodhisattvas are placed around the main figures in rows covering the entire wall. The south wall has depiction of fierce deities. Each of the fierce deities has its attendant figures. The paintings that currently adorn the wall have been rendered in contemporary central Tibetan style; however, some of the damaged original paintings have also been retained.
In recent years, the gold statue of Shakyamuni has been replaced by a slightly larger sculpture; the original has been moved to a new location. A staircase from the courtyard leads to a porch, from where a staircase on the right leads to the first floor to Guru Lakhang. Dukhang Chenmo, the prayer hall, seats the Drukchen and Stagsan Raspa to whom the prayers are dedicated alongside the other masters and deities.
Esoteric rituals related to the deities of the order are performed here. From a religious point of view, this is one of the most important spaces in the entire monastery.
The Dukhang is approximately 16 metre by 16 and a half metre, with a double-storeyed ceiling held by slender composite pillars. Close to the ceiling, a walkway runs all along the top—this is used for hanging thangka paintings for rituals and also for maintenance purpose.
The throne for Drukchen and Rinpoche are placed close to the west wall. The north wall has a large display cupboard with sculptures of various deities and lineage masters. The Dukhang has a long history of chronic water seepage, as a result of which it has been painted several times.
It is difficult to get a sense of the original paintings in the hall. Between and , major repairs have been carried out; Olthang has repainted the walls following the original scheme of the paintings.
The paintings in Dukhang Chenmo are stylistically very different from the paintings in Nyingma Lhakhang and Dukhang Barpa, perhaps representing the individual style of the Ladakhi artist. Part of the east wall has Guru Padmasambhava and his 10 manifestations depicted. The north wall does not have any paintings; instead, there is a large cupboard with stucco and metal sculptures of the lineage masters, Raspa and Drukchen.
Fig 14 a: The Hemis festival: Unfurling of the large applique thangka of Gyalsras Rinpoche, adorned with pearls and other precious stones.
The lhakhang was built around on the advice of the Drukchen; it was constructed in place of a dilapidated tantric temple whose roof had partially collapsed. The temple houses a double-storey sculpture of Guru Padmasambhava made by Nawang Tsering and paintings made by Tsering Wangdus Olthang.
It has two large composite pillars in front of the sculpture mounted with brackets. The paintings behind the sculpture are in tempera distemper. Twelve different aspects of Guru Padmasambhava have been painted on canvas with broad wooden frames and mounted on either side. This was rebuilt around , following the original pattern; however the dimensions of the gallery were changed to accommodate more tourists. The gallery building was also shifted back to increase the size of the courtyard.
These have recently been relocated to the first floor of the gallery. The relief paintings of the mahasiddhas are believed to predate the foundation of Hemis.
Some believe that the paintings were brought to Hemis from Gotsang, a hermitage centuries older than the monastery; however, no clear information in this regard is available. The treatment of the subject matter is unique and reserved for mane prayer wall with mantras carved in low relief.
At the centre over the seat of the incarnate is a large panel of the Shakyamuni with his two disciples; on the other side of the Shakyamuni are the 36 Confession Buddhas. On the second floor with limited access are Lakhang Tsoma, Gonkhang, Prathok, and Lakhang Khacupa which used to have sculptures in wood Khacupa is named so because it houses sculptures from Kashmir.
Hemis Festival Hemis Teschu [xv]. Hemis Teschu is an important event in the annual calendar of the monastery. It is celebrated on the 10th day of the fifth month of the monastery calendar May or June in the Christian calendar marking the birthday of Guru Padmasambhava. The festivities start four or five days earlier as monks from monasteries affiliated to Hemis gather for the preparations.
Rituals are performed in various parts of the monastery, Dukhang Barpa being the centre. Monks also practice Cham or the mystical dance with the chhamspon-chheva [xvii] dance master to oversee the various logistical and ecclesiastical needs. The main events unfold over the next two days.
Specific series of thangka is put up in Dukhang Barpa, and one of the large applique thangka of either the Drukpa teacher, Dadmokarpo, or that of Gyalsras Rinpoche is unfurled on one of the walls overlooking the courtyard Fig. Masked dances are performed Gyaltsen ; Rigzin over the two days.
On the second day, the large thangka of Gyalsras Rinpoche is unfurled. The events of the day culminate with the performance of Hashang and Hatuk. Hashang is a representation of the Chinese smiling Buddha and the five hatuks are his disciple, they act out scenes from daily life.
The performance ends with them distributing apricots to people before returning to the Dukhang. Fig Cham dance during the Hemis festival: Guru Padmasambhava with his retinue leading the dance.
The other major event related to Hemis is held in the monkey year—once every 12 years according to the Chinese calendar.
It is known as the Naropa ceremony Jina On this occasion, the six ornaments of the Drukpa lineage master Naropa, made of bones used by Naropa in his Vajrayana practice, are donned by the Rinpoche while delivering the teachings of Chakrasambhava; the Rinpoche also performs special tantric rituals [xviii]. What is the major attraction in Hemis Monastery? Kargil War Memorial. Pangong Lake. Tso Kar Lake. Maitreya Buddha. Hunder Sand Dunes.
Hemis Monastery. Alchi Monastery. General Zorawar Fort. Matho Monastery. Spituk Monastery. Thiksey Monastery. Shey Monastery. Stakna Monastery. Jama Masjid Leh. Stok Palace Leh. Username or E-Mail. Forget Password? Hemis Monastery is the biggest and the most important monastery in Ladakh. Hemis is located 49 km south from the town of Leh , a little off the Indus river road. Hemis Gompa was built in the 17 th century by Chapgon Gyalshas and ever since has enjoyed the patronage of the royal family of Ladakh.
Hemis Monastery is the headquarters of the red Gat Drukpa order and all the monasteries throughout Ladakh are administered by it.
The other Gompas around Leh were saved due to the skillful handling of the situation by the head Lama. In , the head Lama mysteriously disappeared and was never seen again. Following the loss of the head Lama a young year-old boy was brought from Dalhousie in Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh to be appointed as head Lama.
The monastery has quite a few gold statues and stupas decorated with precious stones. It has a superb collection of thankas, including one which is supposed to be the largest in existence and is exhibited only once every 11 years.
Hemis festival is dedicated to Lord Padmasambhava venerated as the Dance performance at Hemis monastery representative reincarnate of Buddha. Also known as Guru Rimpoche, he is believed to have been born on the 10 th day of the fifth month of the monkey year as predicted by the Buddha.
It is also believed that his life mission was and remains to improve the spiritual condition of all living beings. So on this day, which comes once in a cycle of 12 years. Hemis monastery observes a major extravaganza in his memory.
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