Sankar Monastery

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Sankar Monastery
Sankar Monastery
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]