Bermiok Monastery

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Bermiok Monastery
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Bermiok Monastery
Religion
Affiliation Tibetan Buddhism
Sect Kagyu [1]
Location
LocationSouth Sikkim above Singtam, India
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
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Location within India
Geographic coordinates 27°13′35″N88°27′27″E / 27.2262832°N 88.4574415°E / 27.2262832; 88.4574415
Architecture
Date established1873;152 years ago (1873)

Bermiok Monastery (a.k.a.Bermiok Wosel Choling Monastery) is a Buddhist monastery in Sikkim, northeastern India. [1] The monastery belongs to the Karma Kagyu lineage.

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History

The monastery was founded in 1873. As a result of damage caused by earthquakes, the monastery underwent renovation and reconstruction in the year 1954. [1]

Architecture

The premises of the monastery feature a manilhakang (lit. 'prayer wheel lhakhang '), constructed in 1954 and rebuilt in 1987. The manilhakang contains statues of Amitābha and the chagtong chentong (lit. '1000 arms, 1000 eyes') form of Avalokiteśvara. [2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Bermiok Wosel Choling Gonpa". Government of Sikkim Ecclesiastical Affairs Department. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  2. ↑ "Thangshing Bermiok Manilakhang". Government of Sikkim Ecclesiastical Affairs Department. Retrieved 8 February 2025.


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