Rangdum Monastery

Rangdum Monastery
Rangdum Monastery seen from the north
Religion
AffiliationTibetan Buddhism
SectGelug
Location
LocationSuru Valley, Ladakh, India
Rangdum Monastery is located in Ladakh
Rangdum Monastery
Location in Ladakh, India
Geographic coordinates34°3′36″N 76°21′0″E / 34.06000°N 76.35000°E / 34.06000; 76.35000
Rangdum Monastery

Rangdum Monastery is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery belonging to the Gelugpa sect, situated on top of a small but steep sugarloaf hill at an altitude of 4,031 m (13,225 ft) at the head of the Suru Valley, in Ladakh. It is next to the tiny village of Julidok (Zulidok), and about 25 km north of the 4,400 m (14,436 ft) Pensi La (pass), which leads into Zanskar.[1] It is on Padum-Sankoo-Kargil Road, 103 km northwest of Padum, 87 km southeast of Sankoo & 196 southeast of Kargil. The monastery was electrified using solar energy in June 2017 by Global Himalayan Expedition (GHE) [2][unreliable source?]

  1. ^ Schettler, Margaret & Rolf (1981), p. 150.
  2. ^ "Bringing light at 13,000 feet: Ladakh's first solar engineers provide off-grid energy access to one of the most remote area of the world | Barefoot College". 7 November 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2019.