| Phodong Monastery | |
|---|---|
 Phodong Monastery | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Tibetan Buddhism |
| Sect | Kagyupa |
| Festivals | Chaam Dance (28 and 29th of the 10th month) |
| Location | |
| Location | Sikkim, India |
  Location within India | |
| Geographic coordinates | 27°24′46″N88°35′02″E / 27.41278°N 88.58389°E |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Current building early 18th century |
| Founder | Chogyal Gyurmed Namgyal |
| Date established | 1740 |
Phodong Monastery (or Phodang and Podong; Tibetan : ཕོ་གདོང, Wylie : pho gdong) 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]
