Phodong Monastery

Phodong Monastery
Phodong Monastery
Religion
AffiliationTibetan Buddhism
SectKagyupa
FestivalsChaam Dance (28 and 29th of the 10th month)
Location
LocationSikkim, India
Phodong Monastery is located in Sikkim
Phodong Monastery
Location within India
Geographic coordinates27°24′46″N 88°35′02″E / 27.41278°N 88.58389°E / 27.41278; 88.58389
Architecture
StyleCurrent building early 18th century
FounderChogyal Gyurmed Namgyal

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]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Phodang Monastery". Buddhist-temples.com. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
  2. ^ 9th Karmapa Wangchuk Dorje (1556 - 1603)
  3. ^ Kuldip Singh Gulia, Mountains of the God
  4. ^ Mahendra P. Lama, Sikkim: society, polity, economy, environment
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