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[[File:Buddhist_Monastery_in_Darjeeling,_1870.jpg|thumb|250px|A Buddhist Monastery at Bhutia Basti (settlement) in Darjeeling, 1870s.]] | [[File:Buddhist_Monastery_in_Darjeeling,_1870.jpg|thumb|250px|A Buddhist Monastery at Bhutia Basti (settlement) in Darjeeling, 1870s.]] | ||
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[[Bhutia Busty Monastery]] or [[Karmaa Dorjee Chyoling Monastery]] is a [[Buddhist Monastery]] located in {{Wiki|Darjeeling}}, [[India]]. It belongs to the [[Red Sect]] of [[Buddhist]] [[Lamas]]. | [[Bhutia Busty Monastery]] or [[Karmaa Dorjee Chyoling Monastery]] is a [[Buddhist Monastery]] located in {{Wiki|Darjeeling}}, [[India]]. It belongs to the [[Red Sect]] of [[Buddhist]] [[Lamas]]. | ||
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Originally a branch of the [[Nyingma]] sect's [[Phodang Monastery]] in [[Sikkim]], it was transferred to [[Darjeeling]] in 1879. | Originally a branch of the [[Nyingma]] sect's [[Phodang Monastery]] in [[Sikkim]], it was transferred to [[Darjeeling]] in 1879. | ||
| − | The original location was on the Observatory Hill. It was destroyed by a [[Gorkha]] invasion in the 19th century. | + | The original location was on the Observatory [[Hill]]. It was destroyed by a [[Gorkha]] invasion in the 19th century. |
The [[Monastery]] was relocated to its {{Wiki|present}} location in [[Bhutia Busty]]. | The [[Monastery]] was relocated to its {{Wiki|present}} location in [[Bhutia Busty]]. | ||
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[[Ging-Lamahatta Goompa]] is another branch of this age-old [[Monastery]] funded by the [[Sikkim]] Government. | [[Ging-Lamahatta Goompa]] is another branch of this age-old [[Monastery]] funded by the [[Sikkim]] Government. | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:27, 11 December 2023
Bhutia Busty Monastery or Karmaa Dorjee Chyoling Monastery is a Buddhist Monastery located in Darjeeling, India. It belongs to the Red Sect of Buddhist Lamas.
History
Originally a branch of the Nyingma sect's Phodang Monastery in Sikkim, it was transferred to Darjeeling in 1879.
The original location was on the Observatory Hill. It was destroyed by a Gorkha invasion in the 19th century.
The Monastery was relocated to its present location in Bhutia Busty.
However, the Monastery in the new location was also destroyed by an earthquake in 1934.
The Chogyal of Sikkim helped rebuild it. The Monastery has a collection of old Buddhist scripts.
Ging-Lamahatta Goompa is another branch of this age-old Monastery funded by the Sikkim Government.
