Sankar Gompa is a Buddhist monastery within an easy half-hour walk from Leh. It is the residence of the Abbot of Spituk, the Venerable Kushok Bakula. The relatively modern, attractive cluster of buildings is set amongst trees above the town, in the pass behind Leh leading to the Shyok and Nubra Valleys.
Climbing the steps one reaches the double doors leading into the du khang or assembly hall. Upstairs, in the inner sanctuary, there is an impressive figure here of Avalokiteśvara with 1,000 arms and 1,000 heads. The walls are painted with a Tibetan calendar, mandalas and rules for the monks.
A lama from Sankar Monastery visits the mid-sixteenth century fort built by Tashi Namgyal at Namgyal Tsemo, the peak above Leh every morning and evening to maintain the temples associated with the fort and light the butter-lamps
Where it is
Address : Leh 194101