Rumtek Monastery
The seat of the Karmapa in exile, built in the sixties as a copy of the monastery left behind in Tibet.
- Where
- Gangtok, Sikkim, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 27.2880, 88.5610
Get the Rumtek Monastery stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Rumtek Monastery. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Sikkim volume with your photos and a note.
Near Rumtek Monastery
Do Drul Chorten 5.1 km
A hundred and eight prayer wheels around one stupa.
MG Marg 6.8 km
No cars, no smoking, and the whole town walks it.
Enchey Monastery 8.8 km
Two hundred years of Nyingma practice above the town.
Aritar Lake 16 km
Boats on a lake shaped like a footprint.
Namchi Char Dham 18 km
Four dhams and a Shiva, all in one place.
Temi Tea Garden 18 km
The only tea estate in the state.
Buddha Park Ravangla 20 km
A hundred and thirty feet of Shakyamuni.
Tsomgo Lake 22 km
A glacial lake at thirty eight hundred metres on the Nathu La road, frozen from December through March.
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Questions
Where is Rumtek Monastery?
Rumtek Monastery is in Gangtok, Sikkim. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Do Drul Chorten (5.1 km), MG Marg (6.8 km), Enchey Monastery (8.8 km).
How do I get the Rumtek Monastery stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Rumtek Monastery and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Sikkim volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Rumtek Monastery before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Sikkim volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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