The
Rangdum Gompa of Ladakh is situated near the Zanskar region. A major
attraction of the area, the monastery dates back to the 18th century.
The Ladakh Rangdum Gompa towers above a centrally rising hillock,
entrenched around by the bifurcated course of a mountain stream. It
houses approximately 40 monks and looks like an ancient fortification
that stands as the guardian of a spiritual mountain valley.The villagers that stay around the Rangdum Monastery of Leh Ladakh are the descendents of the serf-tenants of the monastery. They do not own any land, since, the entire valley including the fields tilled by the villagers- the pastures, hills and even the streams, is the property of the monastery.
