Rumtek Monastery
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Rumtek Monastery is a major Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Sikkim, India, serving as one of the principal seats of the Karmapa and a key center of the Karma Kagyu lineage.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist monastery
ⓘ
religious building ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Dharma Chakra Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architectureStyle | Tibetan Buddhist architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Karmapa controversy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToSchool | Karma Kagyu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Buddhist relics
ⓘ
Tibetan Buddhist murals ⓘ thangka paintings ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Karmapa lineage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distanceFromGangtok | approximately 24 kilometres ⓘ |
| district | Gangtok district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 1500 metres ⓘ |
| foundedBy | 9th Karmapa Wangchuk Dorje NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
Buddhist educational center
ⓘ
monastic seat ⓘ pilgrimage site ⓘ |
| governedBy | Karma Kagyu monastic administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
golden stupa of the 16th Karmapa
ⓘ
main temple ⓘ monastic college ⓘ monastic quarters ⓘ retreat centre ⓘ shedra ⓘ |
| heritageSignificance | major center of Karma Kagyu tradition ⓘ |
| lineage | Karma Kagyu lineage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
India
ⓘ
Rumtek NERFINISHED ⓘ Sikkim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Gangtok NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalConstructionCentury | 16th century ⓘ |
| practices | Vajrayana Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| principalSeatOf | Karmapa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reconstructedBy | 16th Karmapa Rangjung Rigpe Dorje NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reconstructionCompletedIn | 1960s ⓘ |
| region | Eastern Himalayas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Buddhism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tibetan Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
key center for Tibetan Buddhist studies in exile
ⓘ
principal seat of the Karmapa outside Tibet ⓘ |
| seatOf |
16th Karmapa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Karma Kagyu school in exile ⓘ |
| state | Sikkim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.