Thonde Gompa

India / Jammu and Kashmir / Leh /
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Stongdey Monastery, often written Stongde, Stongday, Tonday or Thonde, is a flourishing Buddhist monastery in Zanskar, Jammu and Kashmir, northern India, approximately 18 km north of Padum, on the road to Zangla, India .
The gompa was founded in 1052 by Naropa's disciple, the famous translator Lama Marpa Lotsawa (1012-1097).

Every year the Gustor Festival is held on the 28th and 29th day in the eleventh month of the Tibetan calendar.
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stongdey_Monastery
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Coordinates:   33°31'12"N   76°59'9"E
This article was last modified 9 years ago