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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Nyingma Buddhist monastery in northeastern India}}<br />
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'''Lachen Monastery''' (also called '''Ngodrub Choling Gonpa''', "Launching Gompa"), built in 1858, is a [[Nyingma]] Buddhist monastery near [[Lachen, Sikkim]], northeastern [[India]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tourmyindia.com/states/sikkim/lachen-monastery.html|title=Lachen Monastery Sikkim|website=www.tourmyindia.com|access-date=2018-02-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sikkimeccl.gov.in/Documents/RTI/Lists%20of%20Religious%20Institutions/List%20of%20the%20Nyingma%20monasteries.pdf|title=List of the Nyingma monasteries|last=|first=|date=|website=Ecclesiastical Affairs Department, Government of Sikkim|access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.darjeeling-tourism.com/darj_0001a5.htm|title=Tour of Lachen & Gurudongmar from Gangtok|last=|first=|date=|website=Darjeeling Tourism|access-date=2018-02-24}}</ref><br />
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It is home to Lachen Monastic School.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sikkimeccl.gov.in/Info/HistoryMonasticSchools.aspx|title=Monastic Schools in Sikkim|last=|first=|date=|website=Ecclesiastical Affairs Department, Government of Sikkim|access-date=2018-02-24}}</ref><br />
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== See also ==<br />
*[[Buddhism]]<br />
*[[Gautama Buddha]]<br />
*[[History of Buddhism in India]]<br />
*[[Buddhist pilgrimage sites in India]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [http://www.siblac.org/doc/Lachen_Gomchen_Rathong_Chu.pdf Appeal from the Lachen Gomchen Rinpoche] to protect the Rathong Chu and [[Arun River, China-Nepal|Bum-Chu]] rivers<br />
* [https://www.trover.com/d/16OES-lachen-%E2%80%98ngodub-choling%E2%80%99-monastery-sikkim-india Lachen 'Ngodub Choling' Monastery Lachen 'Ngodub Choling' Monastery], by Dr. Rohit Reddy, Trover<br />
* [https://www.oyorooms.com/holiday-packages/blog/lachen-best-time-to-visit-and-places-to-see/ Mural at Lachen Monastery]<br />
* [http://www.buddhist-temples.com/buddhist-pilgrimage.html Buddhist pilgrimage sites in India]<br />
* [http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/pilgrim/places.htm Pilgrims Guide to Buddhist India: Buddhist Sites] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080704152615/http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/pilgrim/places.htm |date=4 July 2008 }}<br />
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