Lingdum Monastery

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Lingdum Monastery
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Religion
Affiliation Tibetan Buddhism
Sect Zurmang Kagyu
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Leadership H. E. Zurmang Gharwang Rinpoche
Location
Location Sikkim, India
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Location within India
Geographic coordinates 27°19′51″N88°34′46″E / 27.330805°N 88.579484°E / 27.330805; 88.579484

Lingdum Monastery (also Ranka Lingdum or Pal Zurmang Kagyud Monastery) is a Buddhist monastery near Ranka in Sikkim, North East India, about an hour's drive from Gangtok. It was completed in 1999. [1] [2] [3]

It follows the Zurmang Kagyu tradition. [4]

References

  1. ↑ Lonely Planet (2009). India. ISBN   1742203477. p. 595.
  2. ↑ "The Aura of Lingdum or Ranka Monastery, Gangtok, Sikkim, India". Be On The Road - Live your Travel Dream!. 12 November 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "Lingdum Zurmang Kharwang Gonpa". Ecclesiastical Affairs Department, Government of Sikkim. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "Lingdum Monastery". Official Web Portal of Sikkim Tourism Development Corporation. Retrieved 24 February 2018.


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