Chorten Gonpa Monastery

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The Chorten Gonpa Monastery is in Sikkim, a Himalayan state of India. The monastery is located on the outskirts of the capital city of Gangtok. This monastery has become the main seat of the Head of the Longchen Nyingthig tradition, Dodrup Chen Rinpoche. Under his supervision it has grown from a handful of people in the 1960's to nearly 500 resident monks and nuns at present.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Do-drul_Chorten
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Coordinates:   27°18'46"N   88°36'16"E

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