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Bardan Monastery
Bardan monastery, Zanskar, Jammu and Kashmir. IndiaAbout
An impressive monastery clinging to a huge rock that overlooks the Lingti river - that's Bardan Monastery. Around 12 km south of Padum, it was founded in the 17th century and happens to be the first ever centre of the Dugpa-Kargyud monastic order in Zanskar. The monastery consists of a large assembly hall which displays worth appreciating images of Buddhist divinities and small stupas in clay, bronze, wood and copper. The other structures of the monastery stand around the assembly hall. A shrine devoted to Maitreya, the Buddha of future ages, stands on the first floor. The highlight of the monastery is the its giant prayer wheel which is around 1.8 mtrs high.
