Diskit Monastery, Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Nubra Valley, India.

Diskit Monastery is a gompa in the Nubra Valley of Ladakh, India, rising from a hillside above the Shyok River. The complex consists of several prayer rooms and temples connected by narrow staircases and passages.

Changzem Tserab Zangpo, a disciple of Tsong Khapa, founded Diskit Monastery in the 14th century. In the mid-18th century, King Tshe-dbang-rnam-rgyal placed it under the Rinpoche of Thikse Monastery, making Diskit a sub-gompa of Thikse, an arrangement that continues today.

The monastery holds a wrinkled head and hand said to belong to an anti-Buddhist Mongol demon killed near the grounds and resurrected several times. In February, Dosmoche, the Festival of the Scapegoat, fills the courtyard with masked dances by lamas, attended mainly by Nubra Valley villagers.

The approach crosses Khardung La pass, where travelers must present a permit before descending into the valley. Access is easiest from June through September, when mountain roads remain open and free of snow.

A large Maitreya statue above the monastery faces across the river toward the Pakistani border. The figure was consecrated in 2010 and remains visible from many points across the valley.