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Enchey Monastery
Arhat
Nagasena is a famous Sikkimese painting found in Sinon Monastery of West
Sikkim District. The peaceful face and auspicious character of the saint
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Pemayangtse Monastery
Around 6-km from Gyalsing town, this monastery originally built as a small temple in the last of 17th century by Latsun Chempo |
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Phensang Monastery
This monastery was built in 1721 during the time of Jigme Pawo.
In 1947 it was completely gutted by a devastating fire.
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Phodong Monastery
Phodong monastery, which belongs to the Karugpa Sect, is about a kilometre uphill by a jeepable road that bifurcates from the North Sikkim
highway.
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Ralong
Monastery
Belonging to the Karma Kagyu order, it was built after the return of the fourth Chogyal from his pilgrimage to Tibet. H.H.
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Rumtek Monastery
About on the same height, 24 Kms away from Gangtok, on the other side of the Ranipool valley is the seat of head Kagyu-pa sect-Gyalwa Karmapa.
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Sanga
Chelling Monastery
Sanga chelling means 'the island of obscure teaching'. This monastery was build in 1697 and is located about 7 kms. from Pemayangste.
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Tashiding Monastery
This is another important monastery belonging to the Nyingmapa order and is about 40 Kms. from Gyalshing by road via Legship (West Sikkim).
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