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Sankar Monastery | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Tibetan Buddhism |
Sect | Gelugpa |
Location | |
Location | Ladakh, India |
Sankar Monastery, or Sankar Gompa is a Buddhist monastery within an easy half-hour walk from Leh in Ladakh, northern India. It is a daughter-establishment of the Spituk Monastery and the residence of the Abbot of Spituk, the Venerable Kushok Bakula, who is the senior incarnate lama of Ladakh due to his ancient lineage and personal authority.[1]