Ghum Monastery

Ghum Monastery

Ghum Monastery is the popular name of the Sampten Choling Monastery located at Ghum at an elevation of 8,000 feet, 8 km from Darjeeling in the state of West Bengal, India.Agarwala, A.P. (editor), "Guide to Darjeeling Area", 27th edition, p. 78, ISBN 81-87592-00-1.] [cite web
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url = http://www.exploredarjeeling.com/monaster.htm | title = Monasteries in Darjeeling | accessdate = 2007-07-03 | last = | first = | work = | publisher = exploredarjeeling.com ] The monastery belongs to the Yellow Sect of Buddhists. There is a 15-feet high statue of "Coming Buddha" (Maitreya Buddha) in the monastery. It contains images of Buddha’s disciples, Chenrezi and Chongapa.

It was built in 1875 by Lama Sherab Gyatso and is largest of the three monasteries in Ghum.

Amongst the Buddhist texts available are the Kangyur, the Buddhist Tibetal canon running into 108 volumes. The monks fly prayer flags in the Tibetan tradition.

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