The spread of Buddhism resulted in the construction of religious sites around the Western Himalayan Region. The monastic complex of the Nyarma in the Indus Valley was crowned as the significant site in which the Buddhist faith pervaded the sociopolitical beliefs in the region. The foundation of the Nyarma engraves the name of the ‘Great Translator’, Rinchen Zangpo, who brought myriad Buddhist Scriptures to the region from Kashmir.

Nyarma lies in the south of Leh, where the Indus Valley is the broadest. Unfortunately, the walls that possess the murals and the writings have melted away in ignorance and exposure. The removal of the roofs by the villagers for construction still revolves around the story of the Muslim Dogra Invaders.

The mystical land still holds the weight of the cultural roots of Buddhism in Ladakh. The nuns from Thiksey live near the ruins and often take meditative walks around the abandoned ruins.