Sang Monastery

Sang Monastery is a Buddhist monastery in Sikkim, northeastern India.[1] Sang Monastery, the Karma Dubgyu Chokhorling Monastery, was built in 1912 AD. The Monastery belongs to Kagyupa sect of Vajrayana Buddhism[2] [3]The Monastery houses two flat stone prints, each bearing one footprint and a hand print of Phaya lama. He was a prominent lama[4] from Tibet who stayed in this Gompa for few years. The Lama spent time meditating in a cave situated at a ravine, nearby.

Sang Monastery
Religion
AffiliationTibetan Buddhism
Location
LocationSikkim, India
CountryIndia

See also
Sang Monastery, Sikkim, India
Maitreya Budha - Bodhisatwa - the future Buddha
Stone Hand print of Phaya Lama at Sang Monastery
Stone Foot print of Phaya Lama at Sang Monastery

References
  1. "Ecclesiastical Department, Government of Sikkim - East District Monasteries". Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vajrayana
  3. http://www.sikkimeccl.gov.in/History/Monasteries/East/Sang.aspx
  4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lama

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