Bardan Monastery
Bardan Monastery or Bardan Gompa is a 17th-century Buddhist monastery, approximately 12 kilometres south of Padum, in Zanskar, Ladakh, northern India at the side of the Lungnak river.[1] It belongs to the Dugpa-Kargyud monastic order and was one of the first monasteries of this sect to be established in Zanskar.[2] The monastery also ran several smaller hermitages in the area.
A thangka on the wall of Bardan representing the wheel of life
The monastery consists of a large Dukhang or assembly hall which has some grand statues of Buddhist figures and several small stupas in clay, bronze, wood and copper.
References
- http://leh.nic.in/tourist/BARDAN%20MONASTERY.html
- "Bardan Monastery". Buddhist-temples.com. Archived from the original on 3 November 2009. Retrieved 30 September 2009.
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