Masroor Rock Cut Temple

• Masroor is not just architecture it is ascension through form.
• For the seeker, it offers the sacred geometry of inward movement.
• Each doorway, each carving, invites quiet reflection:
• What is permanent? What is passage?
• This is not a place to rush.
• This is where stone teaches stillness.

Founded in the 15th century in Tibet by the disciple of Tsongkhapa, Gyuto Monastery is a prominent center of the Gelugpa tradition of Tibetan Buddhism.
Re-established in India after the 1959 Tibetan exile, its monks are renowned for their unique overtone chanting a sacred art passed through lifetimes.
The monastery today houses both spiritual training and philosophical study for young monks, under the gaze of snow-covered peaks.

• Early morning chants echo across the valley vibrating through floor, skin, and sky.
• Butter lamps are offered in quiet corners, glowing with prayers unspoken.
• Sacred texts are recited daily, and tantric rituals are observed on auspicious days.
• Devotees and visitors can sit in stillness during open prayers and teachings.

• Spend 1-1.5 hours exploring, sitting, and simply listening.
• Begin with a silent circumambulation around the gompa (temple), then find a seat for morning chants if permitted.
• Best visited at sunrise or early morning for chants and peace; late afternoon for soft light and shadows.
• The sound of throat chanting rolling like thunder through your chest.
• The soft clicking of prayer wheels turned by wrinkled hands.
• Golden statues of the Buddha shining with quiet knowing.
• Wind in the flags carrying your unformed prayers upward.
• And most of all the unshakeable calm that follows you down the hill.