Coordinates: 33°31′9.34″N 76°59′17.

59″E

Stongdey Monastery
Stongdey Monastery, often written Stongde, Stongday, Tonday or Thonde, is a
Stongdey Monastery
flourishing Buddhist monastery in Zanskar, Jammu and Kashmir, northern India,
approximately 18 km north ofPadum, on the road to Zangla, India .[1] Coordinates 33°31′9.34″N
76°59′17.59″E
The gompa was founded in 1052 by Naropa's disciple, the famous translator Lama
Monastery information
Marpa Lotsawa (1012-1097). It was taken over by the Gelugpa about four centuries
Location Zanskar River Valley,
later and became dedicated toJe Tsongkhapa.[1][2]
Jammu and Kashmir,
It is the second largest monastic institution in Zanskar, with a community of about India
60 Gelukpa monks.[1] Every year the Gustor Festival is held on the 28th and 29th Founded by Lama Lhodak Marpa
day in the eleventh month of theTibetan calendar. Choski Lodos

There are seven temples in all. The Tshogs-khang is decorated with exquisite Type Tibetan Buddhist
[2]
painting including some with deities on a black background outlined in gold. Sect Gelug
Dedicated Je Tsongkhapa
Footnotes to
Number of 60
1. "Stongdey Monastery" (http://www.buddhist-temples.com/buddhist-mona
monks
stery/ladakh/stongde.html). Buddhist-temples.com. Retrieved
20 October 2009.
2. Rizvi (1996), p. 255.

References
Janet Rizvi. (1996). Ladakh: Crossroads of High Asia. Second Edition. Oxford University Press, Delhi.ISBN 0-19-
564546-4.
Schettler, Margaret & Rolf (1981).Kashmir, Ladakh & Zanskar. Lonely Planet Publications. South Yarra, Victoria,
Australia. ISBN 0-908086-21-0.

External links
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