Kardang Monastery

Kardang Monastery
Religion
AffiliationTibetan Buddhism
SectDrukpa
Location
LocationKardang, Lahul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, India
CountryIndia
Kardang Monastery is located in Himachal Pradesh
Kardang Monastery
Location within India
Geographic coordinates32°33′47″N 77°01′19″E / 32.563°N 77.022°E / 32.563; 77.022
Architecture
Date established12th century
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Kardang Monastery or Gompa is a famous Drukpa Lineage monastery, and is the most important monastery the Lahaul valley, India. The associated village of Kardang was once the capital of Lahaul.[1]

The monastery is a huge white building bedecked with prayer flags[2] It is situated on a ridge below the 15,000 foot (4,572 metres) Rangcha peak, at an altitude of 3,500m on the left bank of the Bhaga River, facing the town of Keylong,[3] about 8 km away. Kardang is well connected by the road via the Tandi bridge which is about 14 km from Keylong. The monastery was featured on the 7 November 2010 episode of the History Channel TV series IRT Deadliest Roads, where trucker Rick Yemm delivered a large golden Buddha statue to the monastery and was greeted by the monastery's head, Lama Paljor Larje.

  1. ^ "Lahaul & Spiti District, Himachal Pradesh, India". hplahaulspiti.gov.in. Archived from the original on 28 April 2009.
  2. ^ Maitra 2002, pp. 43.
  3. ^ http://www.buddhist-tourism.com/countries/india/monasteries/himachalpradesh/kardang-monastery.html