#RumtekMonastery also called the #DharmaChakraCentre, is a gompa located in the Indian state of #Sikkim near the capital #Gangtok. It is the seat-in-exile of the Gyalwang Karmapa, inaugurated in 1966 by the 16th Karmapa. It is also a focal point for the sectarian tensions within the Karma Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism that characterize the 17th Karmapa controversy.
Take a jaw- dropping ride down the surreal loops of #Zuluk and capture those unreal moments that you would cherish lifetime. Nestled in the majestic hills of East #Himalayas, Zuluk is an offbeat place to visit in East #Sikkim.
The Buddha Park of Ravangla, also known as #TathagataTsal, is situated near #Ravangla in South #Sikkim district of the Indian state of Sikkim. It was constructed between 2006 and 2013, and features a 130-foot-high (40 m) statue of the Buddha, erected to mark the 2550th anniversary of the birth of Gautama Buddha, as its main attraction.
Night view of Chungthang
#Chungthang is a town in #NorthSikkim district in the Indian state of #Sikkim. It is situated at the confluence of the Lachen and Lachung rivers, which combine to form the Teesta River.
#Chungthang is a town in #NorthSikkim district in the Indian state of #Sikkim. It is situated at the confluence of the Lachen and Lachung rivers, which combine to form the Teesta River.
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#TsomgoLake, also known as #TsongmoLake or #ChanguLake, is a glacial lake in the #EastSikkim district of the Indian state of #Sikkim, some 40 kilometres from the capital #Gangtok. Located at an elevation of 3,753 m, the lake remains frozen during the winter season.
#GurudongmarLake is one of the highest lakes in the world and in India, located at an altitude of 5,430 m, in the Indian state of #Sikkim. It is considered sacred by Buddhists, Sikhs and Hindus.
#PhodongMonastery (or #Phodang) is a #BuddhistMonastery in #Sikkim, India. It is located 28 kilometres from #Gangtok. It was built in the early 18th century but an older monastery had pre-existed the current one.
9th Karmapa was invited by the king of Sikkim, where he founded three monasteries : Rumtek, one of the most important monastery of the Karma Kagyu school of #Tibetan #Buddhism, Phodong and Ralang Monastery.
It was reconstructed by Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal, who was recognized as the reincarnation of his uncle, Sidkeong Namgyal, the abbot of the monastery. The line was to be continued by Palden Thondup Namgyal
The monastery has a residence of approximately 260 monks and has a numerous collection of some ancient murals.
9th Karmapa was invited by the king of Sikkim, where he founded three monasteries : Rumtek, one of the most important monastery of the Karma Kagyu school of #Tibetan #Buddhism, Phodong and Ralang Monastery.
It was reconstructed by Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal, who was recognized as the reincarnation of his uncle, Sidkeong Namgyal, the abbot of the monastery. The line was to be continued by Palden Thondup Namgyal
The monastery has a residence of approximately 260 monks and has a numerous collection of some ancient murals.
The #PemayangtseMonastery is a Buddhist monastery in #Pemayangtse, near #Pelling in the northeastern Indian state of #Sikkim, located 110 km west of #Gangtok. Planned, designed and founded by Lama Lhatsun Chempo in 1647, it is one of the oldest and premier monasteries of Sikkim, also the most famous in Sikkim. Originally started as a small Lhakhang, it was subsequently enlarged during the reign of the third Chogyal Chakdor Namgyal and Khenchen Rolpai Dorjee in the year 1705 and consecrated by the third Lhatsun Chenpo Dzogchen Jigme Pawo in the year 1710 C.E. The monastery follows the Nyingma Order of Tibetan Buddhism and controls all other monasteries of that Order in Sikkim. The monks of this monastery are normally chosen from the Bhutias of Sikkim.
New Ralang Monastery or Ralong Palchen Choling is a #BuddhistMonastery of the Kagyu sect of Tibetan Buddhism in southern #Sikkim, northeastern India. It is located six kilometres from #Ravangla. #RalangMonastery has an extensive collection of paintings and thangkas.
The old #monastery underwent reconstruction in 1975-1981 and in 1995, this new monastery, known as Palchen Choeling Monastic Institute was built by the 12th Gyaltsab Rinpoche, which retained its Tibetan architecture. The older Ralang Gompa or Karma Rabtenling monastery is located close west of this new monastery.
Ralang Monastery is host to an annual festival, known as Pang Lhabsol when Mount Kangchenjunga is worshipped usually in September and ending in early December with the Kagyed.
The old #monastery underwent reconstruction in 1975-1981 and in 1995, this new monastery, known as Palchen Choeling Monastic Institute was built by the 12th Gyaltsab Rinpoche, which retained its Tibetan architecture. The older Ralang Gompa or Karma Rabtenling monastery is located close west of this new monastery.
Ralang Monastery is host to an annual festival, known as Pang Lhabsol when Mount Kangchenjunga is worshipped usually in September and ending in early December with the Kagyed.