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Bardan Monastery

Bardan Monastery

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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][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.

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  1. [1]
    "Leh - Official Site". leh.nic.in. Archived from the original on 18 May 2012.
  2. [2]
    "Bardan Monastery". Buddhist-temples.com. Archived from the original on 3 November 2009. Retrieved 30 September 2009.

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