Samstanling Monastery
བསམ་གཏན་གླིང་།
A Gelug monastery founded in 1841 on the hillside above Sumur village, with fine murals inside. It is the main monastery on the Siachen side of the Nubra Valley.
Samstanling Monastery lies above Sumur village on the Siachen side of the Nubra Valley. Founded in 1841 by Lama Tsultim Nyima, it currently houses several dozen monks. The monastery sits on the hillside behind the village. The prayer hall has bright murals and Buddha statues, and the courtyard offers views of the valley and the snowy peaks opposite. Nearby Tegar village has another old monastery, Tsimkhangchakha. Sumur also has a number of guesthouses and can serve as a base for visiting Panamik Hot Springs.
Opening hours
About 07:00–18:00
Nearby sights
- Yarab Tso
- Diskit Monastery & Maitreya Buddha
- Hunder Sand Dunes
- Nubra Valley
- Panamik Hot Springs
- Hunder Monastery
- Ensa Monastery
- Turtuk