an ▁Buddh ism ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁Han le ▁Valley , ▁Le h ▁district , ▁Lad akh , ▁Jam mu ▁and ▁K ash mir , ▁India ▁on ▁an ▁old ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁ancient ▁Lad akh - T ib et ▁trade ▁route . ▁The ▁valley ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁about ▁a ▁thousand ▁people , ▁with ▁about ▁ 3 0 0 ▁people ▁living ▁in ▁Han le ▁village . ▁The ▁monaster y ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁about ▁ten ▁mon ks ▁while ▁another ▁ 3 3 ▁or ▁so ▁come ▁regularly ▁for ▁pray ers . ▁It ▁is ▁only ▁ ▁from ▁the ▁disput ed ▁front ier ▁between ▁India ▁and ▁Chinese - control led ▁Tib et . ▁ ▁The ▁main ▁monaster y , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁and ▁best ▁known ▁of ▁Lad akh ' s ▁monaster ies , ▁was ▁built ▁under ▁the ▁patron age ▁of ▁the ▁Lad ak hi ▁king ▁S eng ge ▁Nam gy al ▁( r . ▁c . ▁ 1 6 1 6 - 1 6 4 2 ▁CE ) ▁with ▁the ▁assistance ▁of ▁the ▁famous ▁Tib et an ▁l ama ▁and ▁travel er ▁Tak ts ang ▁Ré pa ▁Ng ak w ang ▁Gy at so ▁( ). ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁be ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁Dru k pa ▁Line age ▁and ▁which , ▁under ▁the ▁patron age ▁of ▁the ▁Nam gy el ▁family , ▁became ▁very ▁important ▁in ▁Lad akh , ▁seriously ▁rival ing ▁the ▁Gel ug ▁school . ▁The ▁monaster ies ▁in ▁Han le , ▁Hem is , ▁Chem rey ▁and ▁St ak na ▁all ▁belong ▁to