CLASS 10
GLIMPSES OF INDIA
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Question
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Buddhist monks
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Buddhist temples
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Buddhist population
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Both Buddhist Monks and Temples
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Namdroling Monastery, popularly referred to as ‘The Golden Temple’ is one of the largest Tibetan settlements in India. Located in Bylakuppe, about 5 kms from Kushalanagara in Kodagu district, The Golden Temple complex is home to about 16000 refugees and 600 monks .
Detailed explanation-2: -Bylakuppe is the second largest Tibetan settlement after Dharmshala in the world. These Tibetan settlements were set up in the year 1961 and 1969 and now are full-fledged townships. Home to more than 70000 Tibetans, Bylakuppe houses the largest Buddhist Monastery in South India.
Detailed explanation-3: -History. The monastery was established by the 11th throneholder of the Palyul lineage, Drubwang Padma Norbu Rinpoche in 1963, following his 1959 exit from Tibet as the second seat of the Palyul Monastery, one of the six great Nyingmapa Mother monasteries of Tibet prior to annexation.