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	Because one cannot count on crops being harvested due to the brief summer, both the village and the monastery depend on supplies, other than locally produced dairy, brought up the largely barren Suru Valley, or over the 4,400 metre (14,436 ft) Pensi La pass from Zanskar. The monastery was electrified using Solar Energy in June 2017 by Global Himalayan Expedition along with the nearby village of Shakma Karpo. It was the first time that the first two female engineers of the region trained by [[Barefoot College]] and [https://ghe.co.in GHE] executed the project.		Because one cannot count on crops being harvested due to the brief summer, both the village and the monastery depend on supplies, other than locally produced dairy, brought up the largely barren Suru Valley, or over the 4,400 metre (14,436 ft) Pensi La pass from Zanskar. The monastery was electrified using Solar Energy in June 2017 by Global Himalayan Expedition along with the nearby village of Shakma Karpo. It was the first time that the first two female engineers of the region trained by [[Barefoot College]] and [https://ghe.co.in GHE] executed the project.

	The monastery is home to about 30 monks and almost as many donkeys.<ref name="Schettler, Margaret 1981 p. 150"/><ref>Rizvi (1996), p. 28.</ref> To ensure income for the nearby local communities, GHE has ~~setup~~ homestays in the villages, allowing travelers to visit the Monastery while experiencing an authentic culture in the homestays.		The monastery is home to about 30 monks and almost as many donkeys.<ref name="Schettler, Margaret 1981 p. 150"/><ref>Rizvi (1996), p. 28.</ref> To ensure income for the nearby local communities, GHE has set up homestays in the villages, allowing travelers to visit the Monastery while experiencing an authentic culture in the homestays.
	[[File:Rangdum Gompa Inside Courtyard.JPG\|thumb\|200px\|center\|View of the monastery's interior courtyard with some of its famous donkeys]]		[[File:Rangdum Gompa Inside Courtyard.JPG\|thumb\|200px\|center\|View of the monastery's interior courtyard with some of its famous donkeys]]

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|caption = Rangdum Monastery seen from the north
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|map_caption = Location in Ladakh, India
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|location=[[Suru Valley]], [[Ladakh]], [[India]]
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[[File:Rangdum Monatery.jpg|thumbnail|Rangdum Monastery]]
'''Rangdum Monastery''' is a [[Tibetan Buddhist]] monastery belonging to the [[Gelugpa]] sect, situated on top of a small but steep sugarloaf hill at an altitude of 4,031 m (13,225 ft) at the head of the [[Suru Valley]], in [[Ladakh]]. It is next to the tiny village of Julidok, and about 25 km from the 4,400 m (14,436 ft) [[Pensi La]] (pass), which leads into [[Zanskar]].<ref name="Schettler, Margaret 1981 p. 150">Schettler, Margaret & Rolf (1981), p. 150.</ref> The monastery was electrified using Solar Energy in June 2017 by Global Himalayan Expedition (GHE) <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.barefootcollege.org/ladakh-global-himalayan-expedition/|title=Bringing light at 13,000 feet: Ladakh's first solar engineers provide off-grid energy access to one of the most remote area of the world {{!}} Barefoot College|date=2017-11-07|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-18}}</ref>

==History==
According to an inscription the monastery was built by Gelek Yashy Takpa during the reign of King Tsewang Mangyul of Ladakh about 200 years ago.

Although it is physically in the Suru Valley, it is culturally part of Zanskar.<ref name="Schettler, Margaret 1981 p. 150"/>

Because one cannot count on crops being harvested due to the brief summer, both the village and the monastery depend on supplies, other than locally produced dairy, brought up the largely barren Suru Valley, or over the 4,400 metre (14,436 ft) Pensi La pass from Zanskar. The monastery was electrified using Solar Energy in June 2017 by Global Himalayan Expedition along with the nearby village of Shakma Karpo. It was the first time that the first two female engineers of the region trained by [[Barefoot College]] and [https://ghe.co.in GHE] executed the project.

The monastery is home to about 30 monks and almost as many donkeys.<ref name="Schettler, Margaret 1981 p. 150"/><ref>Rizvi (1996), p. 28.</ref> To ensure income for the nearby local communities, GHE has setup homestays in the villages, allowing travelers to visit the Monastery while experiencing an authentic culture in the homestays.
[[File:Rangdum Gompa Inside Courtyard.JPG|thumb|200px|center|View of the monastery's interior courtyard with some of its famous donkeys]]

==Footnotes==
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==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==
{{Tibetan Buddhism}}
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*[https://www.flickr.com/search/?q=rangdum&w=all Photographs]

{{Buddhist monasteries in Ladakh}}

[[Category:Gelug monasteries and temples]]
[[Category:Buddhist monasteries in Ladakh]]

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