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|name = Lingdum Monastery<br />
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|location=[[Sikkim]], [[India]]<br />
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|sect = [[Surmang|Zurmang Kagyu]]<br />
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|head_lama = [[Zurmang Gharwang Rinpoche|H. E. Zurmang Gharwang Rinpoche]]<br />
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|festivals= Gutor<br />
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'''Lingdum Monastery''' (also '''Ranka Lingdum''' or '''Pal Zurmang Kagyud Monastery''') is a [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] monastery near Ranka in [[Sikkim]], North East [[India]], about an hour's drive from [[Gangtok]]. It was completed in 1999.<ref>[[Lonely Planet]] (2009). ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=vK88ktao7pIC India]. {{ISBN|1742203477}}. p. 595.</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.beontheroad.com/2010/11/aura-of-lingdum-or-ranka-monastery.html#|title=The Aura of Lingdum or Ranka Monastery, Gangtok, Sikkim, India|date=November 12, 2010|work=Be On The Road - Live your Travel Dream!|access-date=2018-02-24|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sikkimeccl.gov.in/history/Monasteries/East/LingdumZurmang.aspx|title=Lingdum Zurmang Kharwang Gonpa|website=Ecclesiastical Affairs Department, Government of Sikkim|access-date=2018-02-24}}</ref><br />
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It follows the [[Surmang|Zurmang]] [[Kagyu]] tradition.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sikkimstdc.com/GeneralPages/Details/Lingdum-Monastery/76/Details.aspx|title=Lingdum Monastery|website=Official Web Portal of Sikkim Tourism Development Corporation|access-date=2018-02-24}}</ref><br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.sikkimstdc.com/GeneralPages/Details/Lingdum-Monastery/76/Details.aspx Lingdum Monastery, Ranka]<br />
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