Sang Monastery

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Sang Monastery
Religion
AffiliationTibetan Buddhism
Location
LocationSikkim, India
CountryIndia

Sang Monastery is a Buddhist monastery in Sikkim, northeastern India.[1] Sang Monastery, the Karma Dubgyu Chokhorling Monastery, was built in 1912 AD. The Monastery belongs to Kagyupa sect of Vajrayana Buddhism [2] The Monastery houses two flat stone prints, each bearing one footprint and a hand print of Phaya lama. He was a prominent lama from Tibet who stayed in this Gompa for few years. The Lama spent time meditating in a cave situated at a ravine, nearby.

See also[edit]

Sang Monastery, Sikkim, India
Maitreya Budha – Bodhisatwa – the future Buddha
Stone Hand print of Phaya Lama at Sang Monastery
Stone Foot print of Phaya Lama at Sang Monastery

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Ecclesiastical Department, Government of Sikkim – East District Monasteries". Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Sang Monastery".

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