Phodong Monastery
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Script error: No such module "Infobox".Script error: No such module "check for unknown parameters".Template:Wikidata imageScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Phodong Monastery (or Phodang and Podong; Tibetan: Template:Bo-textonly, 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]
References
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- ↑ 9th Karmapa Wangchuk Dorje (1556 - 1603)
- ↑ Kuldip Singh Gulia, Mountains of the God
- ↑ Mahendra P. Lama, Sikkim: society, polity, economy, environment
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