Pemayangtse Monastery

Address: 140 kms From Gangtok City: Gangtok State: Sikkim Location: East India Year of Construction: 1700 AD Constructed By: Lhatsun Chenpo Type of Construction: Ancient Type of Building: Temple Religion: Buddhism Festival: The main festival of the monastery is on the 28th & 29th day of the 12th month of the Tibetan calender, normally corressponding to the month of february Accomodation: Accomodations are available at Gangtok. Accesibility: Gangtok is very well connected with the other major cities. Pemayangtse Monastery is situated in the Pemayangtse town of Sikkim, India. It lies at a distance of approximately 140 km to the west of Gangtok. Perched at an altitude of 6840 ft it is one of the oldest monasteries of Sikkim. Lama Lhatsun Chempo got the monastery built mainly for the 'ta-sang' lamas (the purest of monks). About Pemayangtse Monastery Temple in Gangtok Sikkim : Pemayangtse Monastery is one of the oldest monasteries in the State, originally established by Lhatsun Chempo, one of the reverend lamas to have performed the consecration ceremony of the first Chogyal (Religious) Monarch) of Sikkim. This ancient Monastery belongs to the Nyingmapa sect of Tibetan Buddhism and has been considered as one of the premier monasteries in the State. This monastery was originally built as a small temple in the last of 17th century by Latsun Chempo. But, later the temple structure was rebuilt into a monastery.