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Phodong Monastery (or Phodang) is a Buddhist monastery in Sikkim, India. It is located 28 kilometres from Gangtok.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Phodang Monastery )〕 It was built in the early 18th century but an older monastery had pre-existed the current one.〔 9th Karmapa was invited by the king of Sikkim, where he founded three monasteries : Rumtek, one of the most important monastery of the Karma Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism, Phodong and Ralang Monastery.〔(9th Karmapa Wangchuk Dorje (1556 - 1603) )〕 It was reconstructed by Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal,〔Kuldip Singh Gulia, (Mountains of the God )〕 who was recognized as the reincarnation of his uncle, Sidkeong Namgyal, the abbot of the monastery.〔Mahendra P. Lama, (Sikkim: society, polity, economy, environment )〕 The line was to be continued by Palden Thondup Namgyal The monastery has a residence of approximately 260 monks and has a numerous collection of some ancient murals.〔 ==Footnotes== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Phodong Monastery」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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