Ainsa Monastery is located on a hill at Panamik village in
Leh District of
Jammu and Kashmir. It is about 25 km from Sumur.
This ancient monastery was built by Lama Changse Sherpa Zangpo, who was the disciple of Jamgon Tsonkhapa and the founder of the yellow sect. The remarkable feature of the Ainsa monastery is the right foot print of the great scholar Dachomba Nima Goon on the rock.
Hot springs located near the monastery are considered to have healing power.
