Rumtek Monastery
Rumtek Monastery (Tibetan: རུམ་ཐེག་དགོན་པ་, Wylie: rum theg dgon pa), also called the Dharma Chakra Centre, is a gompa located in the Indian state of Sikkim near the capital Gangtok. It is the seat-in-exile of the Gyalwang Karmapa, inaugurated in 1966 by the 16th Karmapa. It is also a focal point for the sectarian tensions within the Karma Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism that characterize the 17th Karmapa controversy.
| Rumtek Monastery | |
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Rumtek Monastery | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Tibetan Buddhism |
| Sect | Karma Kagyu |
| Location | |
| Location | Near Gangtok, Sikkim, India |
| Country | India |
Location within Sikkim | |
| Geographic coordinates | 27°17′19″N 88°33′41″E |
| Architecture | |
| Founder | Wangchuk Dorje, 9th Karmapa Lama |
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