GK
FAMOUS PLACES IN INDIA
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Himachal Pradesh
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Arunachal Pradesh
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Nagaland
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Sikkim
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Pemayangtse Monastery is a Buddhist monastery in Pemayangtse, near Pelling in the northeastern Indian state of Sikkim, located 110 km west of Gangtok.
Detailed explanation-2: -Rumtek monastery is located in Sikkim.
Detailed explanation-3: -Dubdi Monastery, alternatively known as Yuksom Monastery, is a Buddhist shrine of the Nyingma sect of Tibetan Buddhism near Yuksom. Established in the year 1701, during the reign of Chogyal Namgyal, is considered to be the oldest monasteries in Sikkim, carrying immense historical significance to it.
Detailed explanation-4: -There are more than 200 monasteries or Gompas in Sikkim belonging mainly to the Nyingmapa Sect or the Kargyupa Sect, other than few of the Gelugpa, Sakyapa and Bon faith. These monasteries not only influence the cultural heritage but lifestyle of the people as well.