Karthok Monastery

Karthok Monastery
Karthok Monastery
Religion
Affiliation	Tibetan Buddhism
Sect	Nyingma
Location
Location	Sikkim, India
Country	India
Geographic coordinates	27°14′27″N 88°35′17″E / 27.2408°N 88.5880°ECoordinates: 27°14′27″N 88°35′17″E / 27.2408°N 88.5880°E
Architecture
Founder	Chogyal Thutob Namgyal

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Karthok Monastery is a Buddhist monastery in Pakyong, a town in the foothills of the Himalayas located in the East Sikkim district of the northeastern Indian state of Sikkim.^[1] It is considered the sixth oldest monastery of Sikkim and this monastery follows the Nyingma Order of Tibetan Buddhism.^[2]

References

↑ "Emerging tourist trails". The Statesman (New Delhi). Financial Times Information Limited - Asia Africa Intelligence Wire. 20 March 2009.
↑ "Sikkim Karthok Monastery". India Mapped: Monasteries in India. Retrieved 25 September 2014.

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[1] "Emerging tourist trails". The Statesman (New Delhi). Financial Times Information Limited - Asia Africa Intelligence Wire. 20 March 2009.

[2] "Sikkim Karthok Monastery". India Mapped: Monasteries in India. Retrieved 25 September 2014.

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v t e Buddhist monasteries in Sikkim
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See also	Buddhist monasteries in India Hindu temples in Sikkim
Monasteries in other states	Arunachal Pradesh Himachal Pradesh Ladakh West Bengal
Sites, pilgrimage centres, caves in other states	Andhra Pradesh Bihar Gujarat Haryana Karnataka Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Odisha Rajasthan Uttar Pradesh