Tibet Institute Rikon

The Tibet Institute Rikon is a Tibetan monastery located in Zell- in the Töss Valley in . It was established as a non-profit foundation in 1968, because Swiss laws resulting from the 19th century secularization movement did not allow for the establishment of new monasteries until 1973.
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  • Type: Buddhist temple
  • Description: Tibetan monastery in Rikon in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland
  • Also known as: “Tibet-Institut” and “Tibeter-Zentrum”
  • Address: Wildbergstrasse 10

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rikon railway station and Rämismühle-Zell railway station.

Railway station
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is a railway station in the . The station is situated in the village of within the municipality of . is situated 1 km northwest of Tibet Institute Rikon.

Railway stop
is a railway station in the . The station is situated in the municipality of Zell. It is located on the Töss Valley railway line between and Rüti ZH, within fare zone 170 of the Zürcher Verkehrsverbund. is situated 1¼ km northeast of Tibet Institute Rikon.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 2 km northeast of Tibet Institute Rikon.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rikon im Tösstal and Wildberg.

Village
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is a village within the municipality of Zell in the canton of in .

Village
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is a municipality in the district of Pfäffikon in the canton of Zürich in .

Village
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is a municipality in the district of Winterthur in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.

Tibet Institute Rikon

Latitude
47.43659° or 47° 26′ 12″ north
Longitude
8.80269° or 8° 48′ 10″ east
Open location code
8FVCCRP3+J3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 88143226
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q3152652
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Swedish—“Tibet Institute Rikon” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “綽賀剛寺”
  • Chinese: “绰贺刚寺”
  • Czech: “Tibetský institut v Rikonu”
  • French: “Institut tibétain de Rikon”
  • German: “Tibet Institute Rikon”
  • German: “Tibet-Institut Rikon”
  • German: “Tibeter-Zentrum”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Tibetinstituttet Rikon”
  • Norwegian: “Tibetinstituttet Rikon”
  • Russian: “Институт Тибета в Риконе”
  • Russian: “Тибетский институт в Риконе”
  • Swedish: “Tibet-institutet i Rikon”

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Highlights include Bibliothek Tibet-Institut and Pumptrack Zell.

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