Rumtek is a Tibetan monastery located 24 kilometers from Gangtok in Sikkim, India and is Sikkim's largest and most important monastery. The monastery belongs to the Tibetan Buddhist kagyuorde and is a replica of the original Kagyupa headquarters in Tsurpu, Tibet, not far from Lhasa.
The Rumtekklooster is the main residence of the fried karmapa, currently living in India. A great throne is in the temple awaiting his coming. There is also a golden stupa with the axis of the 16th karmapa. 27° 19′ 55″ NB, 88° 36′ 7″ OL
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