Trakthogk Monastery is situated near
Sakti Village in
Leh District of
Jammu and Kashmir. The monastery belongs to the oldest order of
Buddhism, the Nying-ma-pa. It is believed that the Tantric Buddha, Padmasambhava, meditated here on his way to Tibet.
Trakthogk Monastery is famous for its wall paintings, which are covered with black soot and are hardly discernible.
