Sikkim - Rich Buddhist Culture

Sikkim is the state that is located in the Himalayansacred objects.
mountain and is also located in the Himalayan hills and- Do- Drul Chorten: is the most divine object of Sikkim
is also the paradise for the tourists. The governmentwhich has been ventured by the Buddhists. It has been
of India also takes steps to encourage the tourism andestablished in the year 1945 by Trulshi Rimpoche the
also takes effort on destinations, sites and culture.head of the Nyingma the order of the Tibetan
Sikkim is the small state in India that is having the lushMahayana Buddhism. The stupa has been located at
green valleys and dazzling rivers. In Sikkim there arethe campus of the Rumtek monastery. The Chorten is
small villages, big modernized cities, well cultured andsurrounded by the 10 prayer wheels and 2 huge
hospitable residents who follows different religion.statues of the Guru Padmasambhava.
Importance of the Buddhism in Sikkim- Deer Park: located in Sikkim the deer park thats
The Buddhism in Sikkim is having the special place andcommemorates the Lord Gautama Buddha at deer
is also the prominent secular place for Buddhism.park in Sarnath. The park is also known as the
There is the school of Buddhism that offers theRustamjee park and it also consists of the huge
Bhutias and Tibetans to follow the religion. The mainstatues of the Lord Buddha with having a lamp burning
followers of the Buddhism traces the history from thein front of it with the golden letters by the Buddhists
15th and 16th century. That was the period when therescholars Shantiveda:
was friction between the Tibetan Buddhists over the"Shower forth, Ye Heavens sweet rains in season
supremacy and there was also the differences indue,
ideologies which was then based on the Tantric rituals.That Earth's rich harvest swell in ample stream,
Sikkim is also having the number of the BuddhistsHoldfast, O' king, the path of righteousness,
temples, monasteries and learning centers that depictsThat world on world may rise to bliss supreme."
the culture and value of the Buddhists in the state and- Khecheopalri Lake: Its one of the most divine site
the Himalayan region.thats visited by the people of both the sects that is
Major Buddhists spots in SikkimHinduism and Buddhism.
- Rumtek Dharma Chakra Center: is situated at the- Namgyal Research Institute of Tibetology: It is the
distance of the 24 kilometers from the capital of theone of the most popular learning center for the
state, Gangtok. The Rumtek Dharma Chakra Center isBuddhists along with this it is having the largest
the largest monastery of the state. The monasterycollection of books and manuscripts of the Mahayana
follows the Tibetan Buddhism ans is also the home toBuddhism. The institute is having the 30 thousand
the World's most rare religious scriptures and othervolumes and translations of the teachings of Buddha.