The largest monastery in Sikkim, Rumtek Monastery is the seat of the Karmapa Lama, the third highest monk in Tibetan Buddhism. It also serves as one of the most important seats of the Kagyu (Black Hat) sect of Tibetan Buddhism outside of Tibet and is also known as Dharmachakra Centre.
Located about 23 km from Gangtok, the monastery was built by the fourth King of Sikkim under the supervision of the ninth Karmapa (head of the Karma Kagyu sect).
At an elevation of almost 5000 ft and surrounded by lush green landscape, the monastery is a visual treat besides offering spiritual solace.
The Rumtek Monastery was built in the 16th century by Karmapa Wangchuck Dorje. Rumtek was the main seat of power for the Karma Kagyu sect in Sikkim.
The monastery was found to be in ruins by Gyalwa Karmapa, the 16th Karmapa, who fled Tibet in 1959 and despite being offered other sites; he chose to rebuild the monastery at Rumtek. He believed that the place had auspicious elements and many favorable conditions. With the help of Sikkim’s Royal Family and the Indian government, Gyalwa Karmapa had the monastery rebuilt in four years and it became his main seat in exile.
The monastery was decorated with the relics that had been brought from Tsurphu Monastery, his seat in Tibet.
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