Lachen Monastery Explained

Lachen Monastery
Coordinates:	27.7162°N 88.5566°W
Location:	Sikkim, India
Year Completed:	1858
Sect:	Nyingma

Lachen Monastery (also called Ngodrub Choling Gonpa, "Launching Gompa"), built in 1858, is a Nyingma Buddhist monastery near Lachen, Sikkim, northeastern India.^{[1] [2] [3]}

It is home to Lachen Monastic School.^[4]

See also

• Buddhism
• Gautama Buddha
• History of Buddhism in India
• Buddhist pilgrimage sites in India

External links

• Appeal from the Lachen Gomchen Rinpoche to protect the Rathong Chu and Bum-Chu rivers
• Lachen 'Ngodub Choling' Monastery Lachen 'Ngodub Choling' Monastery, by Dr. Rohit Reddy, Trover
• Mural at Lachen Monastery
• Buddhist pilgrimage sites in India
• Pilgrims Guide to Buddhist India: Buddhist Sites

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lachen Monastery Sikkim. www.tourmyindia.com. 2018-02-24.
2. Web site: List of the Nyingma monasteries. Ecclesiastical Affairs Department, Government of Sikkim.
3. Web site: Tour of Lachen & Gurudongmar from Gangtok. Darjeeling Tourism. 2018-02-24.
4. Web site: Monastic Schools in Sikkim. Ecclesiastical Affairs Department, Government of Sikkim. 2018-02-24.