Jump to content

Bermiok Monastery

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Bermiok Monastery
Bermiok Monastery
Bermiok Monastery
Bermiok Monastery is located in Sikkim
Bermiok Monastery
Location within India
Religion
AffiliationTibetan Buddhism
SectKagyu[1]
Location
LocationSouth Sikkim above Singtam, India
Country India
Coordinates27°13′35″N 88°27′27″E / 27.2262832°N 88.4574415°E / 27.2262832; 88.4574415
Architecture
Established1873; 153 years ago (1873)

Bermiok Monastery (a.k.a. Bermiok Wosel Choling Monastery) is a Buddhist monastery in Sikkim, northeastern India.[1] The monastery belongs to the Karma Kagyu lineage.

History

[edit]

The monastery was founded in 1873. As a result of damage caused by earthquakes, the monastery underwent renovation and reconstruction in the year 1954.[1]

Architecture

[edit]

The premises of the monastery feature a manilhakang (lit. 'prayer wheel lhakhang'), constructed in 1954 and rebuilt in 1987. The manilhakang contains statues of Amitābha and the chagtong chentong (lit. '1000 arms, 1000 eyes') form of Avalokiteśvara.[2]

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. 1 2 3 "Bermiok Wosel Choling Gonpa". Government of Sikkim Ecclesiastical Affairs Department. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  2. ↑ "Thangshing Bermiok Manilakhang". Government of Sikkim Ecclesiastical Affairs Department. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
[edit]