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A thangka on the wall of Bardan representing the wheel of life

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. The monastery also ran several smaller hermitages in the area.

The monastery consists of a large Dukhang or assembly hall which has some grand statues of Buddhist figures and several small stupas.

See also

References

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