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

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

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

References

  1. ^ a b c d "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.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bermiok_Monastery
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