Lachung Monastery
| Lachung Monastery | |
|---|---|
| File:Gumpa.jpg Beautiful view of Lachung Monastery in Mangan district (Sikkim) | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Tibetan Buddhism |
| Sect | Nyingma |
| Location | |
| Location | Lachung, Mangan district, Sikkim, India |
| Country | File:Flag of India.svg India |
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| Architecture | |
| Established | 1880 |
Lachung Monastery is a Nyingma[1][2] Buddhist gompa in the Lachung Valley in Mangan district in Northeastern Indian state of Sikkim. It is approx. 50 km from Mangan town, the district headquarters. It was established in 1880.[3]
Lachung means a 'small mountain'. Lachung is at an elevation of about 3,000 m (9,600 ft) at the confluence of the Lachen River and Lachung River, tributaries of the Teesta River. The word Lachung means "small mountain". The village is 118 km from Gangtok on the North Sikkim Highway and is the last one before the Indo-Chinese border. It was a trading post between India and Tibet before China forcefully annexed Tibet in 1950. Permits are required for visits to Mangan (Sikkim). The monastery hosts a famous mask dance each year.[4]
Footnotes
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References
[edit | edit source]- Singh, Sarina, et al. India, (2009), p. 606. Lonely Planet. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)..
External links
[edit | edit source]- Error creating thumbnail: File missing Media related to Lua error in Module:Commons_link at line 62: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). at Wikimedia Commons
- Photos of monastery at: Panoramio is no longer available and LACHUNG MONASTERY, North Sikkim, India
