Lingshed Monastery, Gelugpa Buddhist monastery in Leh district, India

Lingshed Monastery, also called Kumbum, is a Gelugpa gompa near Lingshet village in the Leh district of India. It consists of six principal shrines, kitchens, store rooms, and an uppermost apartment for Ngari Rinpoche or visiting high lamas. Below the central temple complex, monastic quarters (shak) fan out in long lines.

The monastery was founded in the 15th century by a student of Tsongkhapa, the great Tibetan Buddhist reformer. The site itself was considered sacred long before that, as the revered translator Rinchen Zangpo is said to have blessed the land centuries earlier.

The main prayer hall holds statues of Buddha and old Tibetan Buddhist texts that monks use in their daily rituals. The monastery also serves as a gathering point for people from nearby villages, who come here during festivals and religious ceremonies.

The monastery can only be reached on foot, with the trek typically taking a full day through mountain terrain with no road access. Basic accommodation is available within the complex, so visitors can stay overnight and experience daily monastic life.

In August 2016 the Global Himalayan Expedition electrified Lingshed Monastery by installing solar microgrids there. The project is documented for the monastery itself; the sources do not state that it supplies power to the village below. The monastery also keeps a Lingshed Labrang in Leh, opposite the New Bus Stand.