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Lachen Monastery

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Lachen Monastery
Religion
AffiliationTibetan Buddhism
SectNyingma
Location
LocationSikkim, India

Lachen Monastery (also called Ngodrub Choling Gonpa, "Launching Gompa"), built in 1858, is a Nyingma Buddhist monastery near Lachen, Sikkim, northeastern India.[1][2][3]

It is home to Lachen Monastic School.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Lachen Monastery Sikkim". www.tourmyindia.com. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
  2. ^ "List of the Nyingma monasteries" (PDF). Ecclesiastical Affairs Department, Government of Sikkim.
  3. ^ "Tour of Lachen & Gurudongmar from Gangtok". Darjeeling Tourism. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
  4. ^ "Monastic Schools in Sikkim". Ecclesiastical Affairs Department, Government of Sikkim. Retrieved 2018-02-24.