Karsha Monastery (Karsha Gompa) is a Buddhist monastery that located in Padum valley of the Zansakar Region in J&K. The Gompa is also known by the name of Karsha Chamspaling. It is the most largest and important Buddhist shrine of the Zanskar region. This monastery was founded by Phagspa Shesrab, a translator, under the Yellow […]

Diskit Gompa is considered to be the most ancient and largest Buddhist monastery of the Nubra Valley. This monastery belongs to Gelugpa, the yellow hat sect of Tibetan Buddism. It was founded in the 14th century by Changzem Tserab Zangpo, a follower of Tsong Kahapa, the founder of the sect. This monastery is a sub-gompa […]

The Bardan Monastery or Bardan Gompa is an ancient monastery that located in 12 km south of Padum, in Zanskar of Ladak Region. This historical monastery dates back to 17th century. It belongs to the Durgpa-Kargyud, a sect of Tibetan Buddhism and it is also considered to be one of the first monasteries of this […]

Alchi monastery is said to be the famous and oldest monastery of the Ladakh region. It is administered and managed by Likir monasatery. The straucture of the monastery dates back to the year 1000 AD and was built by Rinchen Zangpo, a translator. According to legend, thirty two sculptors and wood carvers from Kashmir were […]

The Stongdey monastery is the second largest monastic institution of Zanskar region. It lies 18 km north of Padum on the road to Zangla. It belongs to Gelugpa sect and inhabited by around 60 Buddhist monks of this monastic order. It was founded by Lama Marpa Lotsawa, the famous translator in 1052 CE. Later on, […]

Rizong Monastery, also known as Yuma Changchubling, is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery of Yellow Hat (Gelugpa) sect. it is situated at the top of a rocky hill on the north bank of the Indus, to the west of Alchi gompa and Lamayuru. This monastery was established by Lama Tsulim Nima in the year 1831. It […]

The Phyang Monastery is a traditional Buddhist monastery in Ladakh and it is famous for its colorful festival with masked dance. It is located around 6 km away from the Srinagar- Leh highway and 20 kms from Leh Town. This gompa being on the hilltop resembles quite like the Likir Monastery. It was built in […]

Lamayuru Monastery or Yuru Gompa is located in Kargil district on the Leh-Srinagar National Highway road. It is counted as one of the largest and oldest monasteries in Ladakh. The Monastery has around 150 permanent monk residents. Originally, it was comprised of five ancient structures and remaining of the four can still be seen in […]

Spituk Monastery, better known as Spituk Gompa or Pethup Gompa, is a Buddhist monastery in Leh district, just 8 km away from the town of Leh. Founded by Od-de, it dates back to the 11th Century. Initially, the monastery was founded as Red Hat Moanstic institution but later it was taken over by the Gelugpa […]

Chemrey Gompa or Chemrey Monastery, situated in 40 km (25 miles) east of Leh town, is a Buddhist monastery that was built in 1664 by Lama Tagsang Raschen and it is dedicated to King Sengge Namgyal. This ancient monastery has a distinguished high statue of Padmasambhava. It also boasts of prized collections of scriptures with […]