• The largest monastery in Sikkim, Rumtek is the exiled seat of the Gyalwang Karmapa, the spiritual leader of the Karma Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism.
  • Location of Rumtek Monastery Rumtek Monastery is located in the eastern part of Sikkim, 24 kilometres away from state capital Gangtok.
  • Rumtek Monastery is worth your time if you are fond of architectures with beautiful paintings and murals and want to see the buddhist way of living.
  • When the 16th Karmapa arrived in Sikkim in 1959, he decided to rebuild the monastery as the site was considered highly auspicious. rumtek-monastery.
  • Rumtek Monastery (Gompa), also called the Dharma Chakra Centre, is the seat-in-exile of the Gyalwang Karmapa, inaugurated in 1966 by the 16th Karmapa.1.
  • There is also a golden stupa and a stunning Buddha statue at the monastery. The Rumtek Monastery is open to visitors seven days a week.
  • The complex of this monastery provides the aspiration and vision of 16th karnapa, which is worth capturing behind the reels. Rumtek Monastery Location
  • Rumtek Monastery. Rumtek Monastery - The seat of His Holiness the Karmapa in exile. It was constructed above the old Rumtek Monastery...
  • The history of Rumtek Monastery dates back to the 16th century when it was originally founded by the ninth Karmapa, Wangchuk Dorje.
  • The Rumtek Monastery is located at Rumtek which is about 24 km from Gangtok. The monastery is one of the religious centres of the Tibetan Buddhists.