Gonjang Monestry,Gangtok-Sikkim

Gonjang Monastery is located at Fatak Bojhogari near Tashi Viewpoint in Gangtok, Sikkim, around 8 kilometres from Gangtok SNT Bus Station. It is one of Gangtok’s most famous monasteries and one of the top Gangtok attractions, with an elevation of 6066 feet.

H.E. Tingkye Gonjang Rimpoche founded Gonjang Monastery in 1981. Yolmo Terton Ngakchang Shakya Zangpo, a 15th century Nyingmapa Terton, was acknowledged as his manifestation. The monastery adheres to the Nyingmapa school of Tibetan Buddhism’s Jangter tradition. The monk pupils are taught monastic education as well as Tibetan language and English. The monastery disseminates knowledge about Indian and Tibetan Buddhist philosophy based on moral principles through close and comparative study.

Gonjang Monastery is located in Gangtok, Sikkim, in Fatak Bojhogari near Tashi Viewpoint, about 8 kilometres from Gangtok SNT Bus Station. With an elevation of 6066 feet, it is one of Gangtok’s most famous monasteries and one of the top Gangtok attractions.

Gonjang Monastery was created in 1981 by H.E. Tingkye Gonjang Rimpoche. Yolmo Terton Ngakchang Shakya Zangpo, a Nyingmapa Terton from the 15th century, was recognised as his manifestation. The monastery follows the Tibetan Buddhist Jangter tradition of the Nyingmapa school. Monastic education, as well as Tibetan and English, are taught to the monk students. Through close and comparative study, the monastery disseminates knowledge about Indian and Tibetan Buddhist philosophy founded on moral ideals.