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Bardan Monastery or Bardan Gompa is a 17th-century Buddhist
monastery which is approximately 12 kilometres south of Padum,
in Zanskar, Ladakh, northern India. It belongs to the
Dugpa-Kargyud monastic order and was one of the first
monasteries of this section to be established in Zanskar.The
monastery also ran several smaller hermitages in the area. It
is a branch of Stakna Gompa. About 45 monks live here. The
monks of Bardan Monastery participate in the presentation of
the idol in Sani Monastery. During this festival they perform
the masked dances, as a part of the ritual.
Bardan Gompa consists of a large Dukhang, assembly hall. All
the other structures within the monastery are structured
around the Dukhang only. The hall boasts of some of the most
magnificent statues of Buddhist figures , along with some
small stupas in wood , copper ,clay,and bronze and also a
shrine, devoted to Maitreya. A number of smaller monasteries
in the region come under the management of Bardan monastery
one such monastery is Sani Gompa. |
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