Kanam Monastery, also known as Kinnaur Monastery, is situated at Kanam Village in
Kinnaur District of
Himachal Pradesh.
It has 7 big and small monasteries built by Rin-Chan-Sang-Po. The one, situated in the top of the village is the principal one. The monastery has about 25 rooms. It preserves copies of Kanjur and Tanjur, the great encyclopedia of Lamaism. The image of Buddha in the shrine is of gilt Bronze with blue hair.
The monastery can be reached by bus from
Rekong Peo, the district headquarters.
