All Ladakh Gonpa Association (ALGA) is the central organisation of the Buddhist monasteries in
Ladakh,
India. It aims to preserve and strengthen the monastic institutions. It was founded by the
19th Kushok Bakula Rinpoche in 1949 and he acted as its president for 41 years, from 1949 until 1991. In 1949, the first meeting of the great monasteries was held and ten monasteries took part. All Ladakh Gonpa Association was registered in 1959 and is run by a governing body consisting of fifteen lama members belonging to all four major schools of
Tibetan Buddhism. There are sixteen major monastic institutions with hundreds of monks in each monastery.[1]
List of monasteries
These are listed by the river valleys. These monasteries are located on the banks and mountain slopes of various rivers within
Indus river system.
Samstanling Monastery the main monastery in the valley and for viewing tall statue of
Maitreya Buddha, 30 km (19 mi) northeast of Diskit Monastery and 145 km (90 mi) northwest of Leh.
Ensa Monastery, 61 km (38 mi) north of Diskit and 171 km (106 mi) north of Leh.
Turtuk Monastery, 91 km (57 mi) west of Diskit and 201 km (125 mi) north of Leh.
Mangyu temple complex, 11th-13th century CE complex on
Srinagar-
Leh highway 22 kilometres (14 mi) southeast of
Khalsi and 22 22 kilometres (14 mi) southwest of Alchi.
Sumda Chun monastery at Leh, at height of 3500 mtr, is one of the most important surviving early Tibetan Buddhist temples of the Ladakh region,[4] 6 km (3.7 mi) north of center of Leh.
Hemis Monastery, 40 km (25 mi) southeast of Leh and 18 km (11 mi) northwest of
Upshi. Hemis festival is held on the 10th day of the fifth month (non or jyestha) of the Monkey year of
Tibetan calendar i.e.
vesak.
Chemrey Monastery, 6 km north of Hemis on Hemis-Durbuk Road, 46 km southeast of Leh and 24 km northwest of
Upshi.
Takthok Monastery, at
Sakti village 21 km north of Hemis on Hemis-Durbuk Road, 61 km southeast of Leh and 24 km northwest of
Upshi.
Hanle Monastery, 19 km south of
LAC, 255 km southeast of Leh, 208 km southeast of
Upshi and 75 km southeast of
Nyoma.
Rangdum Monastery, 25 km (16 mi) north of
Pensi La (pass to Zanskar valley) and near Zulidok at head of the
Suru Valley,[7] It is on
Padum-
Sankoo-
Kargil Road, 103 km northwest of Padum, 87 km southeast of Sankoo and 196 southeast of Kargil.
These are listed by the river valleys. These edicts are located in or near monasteries on the banks and mountain slopes of various rivers within Indus river system.
All Ladakh Gonpa Association (ALGA) is the central organisation of the Buddhist monasteries in
Ladakh,
India. It aims to preserve and strengthen the monastic institutions. It was founded by the
19th Kushok Bakula Rinpoche in 1949 and he acted as its president for 41 years, from 1949 until 1991. In 1949, the first meeting of the great monasteries was held and ten monasteries took part. All Ladakh Gonpa Association was registered in 1959 and is run by a governing body consisting of fifteen lama members belonging to all four major schools of
Tibetan Buddhism. There are sixteen major monastic institutions with hundreds of monks in each monastery.[1]
List of monasteries
These are listed by the river valleys. These monasteries are located on the banks and mountain slopes of various rivers within
Indus river system.
Samstanling Monastery the main monastery in the valley and for viewing tall statue of
Maitreya Buddha, 30 km (19 mi) northeast of Diskit Monastery and 145 km (90 mi) northwest of Leh.
Ensa Monastery, 61 km (38 mi) north of Diskit and 171 km (106 mi) north of Leh.
Turtuk Monastery, 91 km (57 mi) west of Diskit and 201 km (125 mi) north of Leh.
Mangyu temple complex, 11th-13th century CE complex on
Srinagar-
Leh highway 22 kilometres (14 mi) southeast of
Khalsi and 22 22 kilometres (14 mi) southwest of Alchi.
Sumda Chun monastery at Leh, at height of 3500 mtr, is one of the most important surviving early Tibetan Buddhist temples of the Ladakh region,[4] 6 km (3.7 mi) north of center of Leh.
Hemis Monastery, 40 km (25 mi) southeast of Leh and 18 km (11 mi) northwest of
Upshi. Hemis festival is held on the 10th day of the fifth month (non or jyestha) of the Monkey year of
Tibetan calendar i.e.
vesak.
Chemrey Monastery, 6 km north of Hemis on Hemis-Durbuk Road, 46 km southeast of Leh and 24 km northwest of
Upshi.
Takthok Monastery, at
Sakti village 21 km north of Hemis on Hemis-Durbuk Road, 61 km southeast of Leh and 24 km northwest of
Upshi.
Hanle Monastery, 19 km south of
LAC, 255 km southeast of Leh, 208 km southeast of
Upshi and 75 km southeast of
Nyoma.
Rangdum Monastery, 25 km (16 mi) north of
Pensi La (pass to Zanskar valley) and near Zulidok at head of the
Suru Valley,[7] It is on
Padum-
Sankoo-
Kargil Road, 103 km northwest of Padum, 87 km southeast of Sankoo and 196 southeast of Kargil.
These are listed by the river valleys. These edicts are located in or near monasteries on the banks and mountain slopes of various rivers within Indus river system.