Phodong Monastery
| Phodong Monastery | |
|---|---|
 Phodong Monastery | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Tibetan Buddhism |
| Festivals | Chaam Dance (28 and 29th of the 10th month) |
| Location | |
| Location | Sikkim, India |
| Country | India |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Current building early 18th century |
Phodong Monastery (or Phodang) is a Buddhist monastery in Sikkim, India. It is located 28 kilometres from Gangtok.[1] It was built in the early 18th century but an older monastery had pre-existed the current one.[1]
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.[2]
It was reconstructed by Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal,[3] who was recognized as the reincarnation of his uncle, Sidkeong Namgyal, the abbot of the monastery.[4] 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.[1]
Footnotes
- ^ a b c "Phodang Monastery". Buddhist-temples.com. Retrieved November 21, 2009.
- ^ 9th Karmapa Wangchuk Dorje (1556 - 1603)
- ^ Kuldip Singh Gulia, Mountains of the God
- ^ Mahendra P. Lama, Sikkim: society, polity, economy, environment
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