The Kardang Monastery is located in the village of Kardang in Himachal Pradesh. It is one of the biggest and oldest monasteries in the place. It was constructed around 900 AD.

Beautiful Thangka paintings, musical instruments and old weapons are to be found in the monastery. There is also a library of Kangyur and Tangyur volumes of Buddhist scriptures in Bhoti language. It is found that the collection in this library boasts the largest one. The lamas of this monastery are allowed to marry. They stay with their families in summer and work in the field, while in the winter they have to return to the monastery. The monastery is extremely important for the Durga-Pa sect.

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