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{{short description|Buddhist monastery in Sikkim, India}}
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{{Infobox Tibetan Buddhist monastery
|name = Lachung Monastery
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|caption =Beautiful view of Lachung Monastery in Mangan district (Sikkim)
|pushpin_map = India Sikkim
|coordinates = {{coord|27.61667|88.65|type:landmark_region:IN-SK|display=inline}}
|map_caption = Location with in Sikkim, India

|location_country = {{flag|India}}
|location=[[Lachung]], [[Mangan district]], [[Sikkim]], [[India]]
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|founded = {{start date and age|1880}}
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|sect = [[Nyingma]]
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'''Lachung Monastery''' is a [[Nyingma]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mahasiddha.org/tshogdag/LachungMonastery.html|title=Tshog Dag: Lachung Monastery|website=www.mahasiddha.org|accessdate=25 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/26579512@N06/2518758208/|title=LACHUNG MONASTERY, North Sikkim, India|date=8 May 2008|accessdate=25 July 2020|via=Flickr}}</ref> Buddhist [[gompa]] in the [[Lachung]] Valley in [[Mangan district]] in Northeastern [[States and union territories of India|Indian state]] of [[Sikkim]]. It is approx. 50 km from [[Mangan, India|Mangan]] town, the district headquarters. It was established in 1880.<ref>Singh, et al., p. 606.</ref>

[[Lachung]] means a 'small mountain'. Lachung is at an elevation of about 3,000 m (9,600&nbsp;ft) at the confluence of the [[Lachen River]] and [[Lachung River]], tributaries of the [[Teesta River]]. The village is 118&nbsp;km from [[Gangtok]] on the North Sikkim Highway and is the last one before the Indo-Chinese border. It was a trading post between India and Tibet before China forcefully annexed Tibet in 1950. Permits are required for visits to Mangan (Sikkim). The monastery hosts a famous mask dance each year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sikkimonline.info/sikkim/Lachung|title=Lachung - Sikkim Info|date=20 November 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120042425/http://www.sikkimonline.info/sikkim/Lachung|accessdate=25 July 2020|archive-date=20 November 2008}}</ref>

==Footnotes==
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==References==
* Singh, Sarina, et al. ''India'', (2009), p.&nbsp;606. Lonely Planet. {{ISBN|978-1-74179-151-8}}.

==External links==
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* Photos of monastery at: [https://www.panoramio.com/photo/10708579 Panoramio is no longer available] and [https://www.flickr.com/photos/26579512@N06/2518758208/ LACHUNG MONASTERY, North Sikkim, India]

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[[Category:Buddhist monasteries in Sikkim]]
[[Category:Nyingma monasteries and temples]]
[[Category:1880 establishments in India]]
[[Category:Tibetan Buddhist monasteries and temples in India]]


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