Stakna Monastery, Hemis, Jammu & Kashmir India

Stakna Monastery or Stakna Gompa is a Buddhist monastery of the Drugpa sect in Leh district, Ladakh, northern India, 21 or 25 kilometres from Leh on the right bank of the Indus River.It was founded in the late 16th century by a Bhutanese scholar and saint, Chosje Jamyang Palkar. The name, literally meaning 'tiger's nose' was given because it was built on a hill shaped like a tiger's nose.Of note is a sacred Arya Avalokitesvara statue from Kamrup, Assam.Stakna has a residence of approximately 30 monks.