Sani Monastery is not a very famous gompa or monastery but is mentioned as the oldest one in Ladakh and Zanskar region, built during reign of Kushan king Kanishka, around 2nd century BC, when Budhhism was still developing in Himalayan or Tibetan regionThe village of Sani is situated as a distance of approximately 6 km to the west of the Padum valley, on the road to Kargil The major tourist attraction of Sani in Ladakh is its monastery The castle like monastery is built on level ground, unlike any other monastery of this areaThe Sani Gompa is situated on the level ground which makes it rather unique To Zanskarit is probably the oldest places of Buddhist worship in the region indeed, an Odd shaped Chorten called Kanikha Chorten associated with the great central Asian King Kanishka (2nd century Ad) Zangla 35 km from Padum
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