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Rumtek Monastery

Buddhist temple

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Rumtek Monastery, also called the Dharma Chakra Centre, is a gompa located in the Indian state of Sikkim near the capital Gangtok. It is the seat in exile of the Gyalwang Karmapa, inaugurated in 1966 by the 16th Karmapa. Rumtek Monastery is situated 2 km south of The Bamboo Retreat Hotel.

Namgyal Institute of Tibetology

Museum

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Namgyal Institute of Tibetology is a Tibet museum in Gangtok, Sikkim, India, named after the 11th Chogyal of Sikkim, Sir Tashi Namgyal. The institute employs researchers and one of its new research programs is a project which seeks to document the social history of Sikkim's approximated 60 monasteries and record this on a computer. Namgyal Institute of Tibetology is situated 4 km east of The Bamboo Retreat Hotel.

Do-drul Chorten

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Do-drul Chorten is a stupa in Gangtok in the Indian state of Sikkim. Inside this stupa is a complete set of Dorjee Phurba, Kangyur and other religious objects. Do-drul Chorten is situated 4 km east of The Bamboo Retreat Hotel.

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Gangtok

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Gangtok is a bustling, friendly hill station, and the capital of the Himalayan state of Sikkim. The name "Gangtok" is derived from the Tibetan word for 'hillside,' and the city has a population of around 100,000 being a mixture of indigenous Sikkimese and people of Nepalese and Tibetan ancestry.

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