Sang Monastery

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Sang Monastery
Religion
Affiliation Tibetan Buddhism
Location
Location Sikkim, India
CountryIndia
Architecture
Founder1912;113 years ago (1912)

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.

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

References

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


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