Visiting all monasteries near Ghoom | Ghoom monastery | Guru Sakya | Old Ghoom monastery | SupusDEN

Samten choling (Ghoom monastry) monastery belongs to the Gelukpa sect of Vajrayana Buddhism, also known as the yellow hat. This is the seat of ven. Dromo Geshe rinpoche, the second.
The monastery has a rich collection of rare books on Buddhism. Situated at an altitude of 8,000 ft, the Ghoom monastery (also known as Samten Choling monastery), is one of the better known monasteries of Darjeeling. Said to have been built in 1875 by Lama Sherab Gyatso, it is famous for its 15 ft tall statue of Maitreya Buddha (future Buddha). The monastery also has a laudable collection of Buddhist text.

Guru Sakya Monastery was inaugurated on 17th December 1909 under the leadership of Amdo Lama and a local committee of notable Buddhists of the time. It was the second monastery to be built in Ghoom after Yiga-Choeling Old Ghoom Monastery, and was originally called New Buddhist Monastery.

Yiga Choling (Old Ghoom monastry) is one of the oldest tibetan buddhist monasteries built in year 1850. This is the original or old ghoom monastery.

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