Rumtek Monastery

Rumtek Monastery
Rumtek Monastery
Religion
AffiliationTibetan Buddhism
SectKarma Kagyu
Location
LocationNear Gangtok, Sikkim, India
CountryIndia
Location within Sikkim
Coordinates27°17′19″N 88°33′41″E / 27.28861°N 88.56139°E / 27.28861; 88.56139
Architecture
FounderWangchuk Dorje, 9th Karmapa Lama
Established1966 (1966)
Completed16th century

Rumtek Monastery (Tibetan: རུམ་ཐེག་དགོན་པ་, Wylie: rum theg dgon pa), also called the Dharma Chakra Centre, is a gompa located in the Indian state of Sikkim near the capital Gangtok. It is the seat in exile of the Gyalwang Karmapa, inaugurated in 1966 by the 16th Karmapa. It is also a focal point for the sectarian tensions within the Karma Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism that characterize the 17th Karmapa controversy.

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