New Ralang Monastery or Ralong Palchen Choling is a
Buddhist
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monastery of the
Kagyu
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sect of
Tibetan Buddhism
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in southern
Sikkim
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, northeastern
India
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. It is located six kilometres from
Ravangla.
Ralang Monastery has an extensive collection of paintings and
thangkas.
Construction
The old monastery underwent reconstruction in 1975-1981 and in 1995, this new monastery, known as Palchen Choeling Monastic Institute was built by the 12th
Gyaltsab Rinpoche, which retained its Tibetan architecture.
The older Ralang Gompa or
Karma Rabtenling monastery is located close west of this new monastery.
Festival
Ralang Monastery is host to an annual festival, known as Pang Lhabsol when Mount
Kangchenjunga
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is worshipped usually in September and ending in early December with the
Kagyed.
See also
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Tashiding Monastery
References
External links
Buddhist monasteries in Sikkim
Tibetan Buddhist monasteries and temples in India
Karma Kagyu monasteries and temples
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