Karthok Monastery
Religion
AffiliationTibetan Buddhism
SectNyingma
Location
LocationSikkim, India
CountryIndia
Geographic coordinates27°14′27″N 88°35′17″E / 27.2408°N 88.5880°E / 27.2408; 88.5880
Architecture
FounderChogyal Thutob Namgyal

Karthok Monastery is a Buddhist monastery in Pakyong, a town in the foothills of the Himalayas located in the East Sikkim district of the northeastern Indian state of Sikkim.[1] It is considered the sixth oldest monastery of Sikkim and this monastery follows the Nyingma Order of Tibetan Buddhism.[2]

References

  1. "Emerging tourist trails". The Statesman (New Delhi). Financial Times Information Limited - Asia Africa Intelligence Wire. 20 March 2009.
  2. "Sikkim Karthok Monastery". India Mapped: Monasteries in India. Retrieved 25 September 2014.


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