Lingdum Monastery

Lingdum Monastery
Religion
Affiliation	Tibetan Buddhism
Sect	Zurmang Kagyu
Festivals	Gutor
Leadership	H. E. Zurmang Gharwang Rinpoche
Location
Location	Sikkim, India
	Location within India
Geographic coordinates	27.330805°N 88.579484°E

Lingdum Monastery (also Ranka Lingdum or Pal Zurmang Kagyud Monastery) is a Buddhist monastery near Ranka in Sikkim, North East India, about an hour's drive from Gangtok. It was completed in 1999.[1][2][3]

It follows the Zurmang Kagyu tradition.[4]

References

Lonely Planet (2009). India. ISBN 1742203477. p. 595.
"The Aura of Lingdum or Ranka Monastery, Gangtok, Sikkim, India". Be On The Road - Live your Travel Dream!. 12 November 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
"Lingdum Zurmang Kharwang Gonpa". Ecclesiastical Affairs Department, Government of Sikkim. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
"Lingdum Monastery". Official Web Portal of Sikkim Tourism Development Corporation. Retrieved 24 February 2018.

External links

Lingdum Monastery, Ranka

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[1] Lonely Planet (2009). India. ISBN 1742203477. p. 595.

[2] "The Aura of Lingdum or Ranka Monastery, Gangtok, Sikkim, India". Be On The Road - Live your Travel Dream!. 12 November 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2018.

[3] "Lingdum Zurmang Kharwang Gonpa". Ecclesiastical Affairs Department, Government of Sikkim. Retrieved 24 February 2018.

[4] "Lingdum Monastery". Official Web Portal of Sikkim Tourism Development Corporation. Retrieved 24 February 2018.