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Q43 (CDS-I/2005) Geography › Maps & Locations › Indian cultural geography Answer Verified

Where is the famous Rumtek monastery located ?

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The Rumtek Monastery, also known as the Dharma Chakra Centre, is located in the Indian state of Sikkim [t1][t2]. It is situated approximately 23 to 24 kilometers away from Gangtok, the capital of Sikkim, perched on a hillock at an altitude of about 5,800 feet [t1][t4][t5]. The monastery serves as the main seat-in-exile of the Gyalwa Karmapa, the head of the Karma Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism [t4][t7]. Originally founded in 1734 by the 9th Karmapa with the patronage of the Sikkimese King, the current structure was rebuilt in the 1960s by the 16th Karmapa as a replica of the Tsurphu Monastery in Tibet [t3][t8]. It is the largest monastery in Sikkim and remains a significant spiritual and cultural center for the study of Tibetan Buddhism [t1][t5][t7].

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  1. [1] https://desh.tourism.gov.in/attractions/detail/769
  2. [2] http://www.sikkimeccl.gov.in/History/Monasteries/East/RumtekDharmaChakra.aspx
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