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Monastery sacred sites in India

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Lingdum Monastery
Buddhism

Lingdum Monastery

Gangtok, Sikkim, India

Lingdum Monastery (also Ranka Lingdum or Pal Zurmang Kagyud Monastery) is a Buddhist monastery near Ranka in Sikkim, North East India, about an hour's drive from Gangtok....

Matho Gompa, Ladakh
Buddhism

Matho Gompa, Ladakh

Chushot Shamma, Ladakh, India

Matho Gompa, Ladakh is a monastery of sacred significance.

Jetavana Monastery, Shravasti, Uttar Pradesh
Buddhism

Jetavana Monastery, Shravasti, Uttar Pradesh

Sravasti, Uttar Pradesh, India

Jetavana (lit. 'Jeta's grove') was one of the most famous of the Buddhist monasteries or viharas in India (present-day Uttar Pradesh)....

Basgo Gompa, Ladakh
Buddhism

Basgo Gompa, Ladakh

Nimo, Ladakh, India

On a hill above the Indus, the eroded ramparts of the Namgyal kings' citadel hold three temples to Maitreya, the future Buddha....

Bomdila Monastery, Bomdila, Arunachal Pradesh
Buddhism

Bomdila Monastery, Bomdila, Arunachal Pradesh

Bomdila, Arunachal Pradesh, India

High in the West Kameng hills of Arunachal Pradesh, Bomdila Monastery is a Gelugpa Buddhist centre built as a faithful replica of the Tsona Gontse monastery of southern...

Alchi Gompa, Ladakh
Buddhism

Alchi Gompa, Ladakh

Alchi, India

On the valley floor by the Indus in western Ladakh, Alchi preserves the finest surviving early western-Himalayan Buddhist art....

Dubdi Monastery
Buddhism

Dubdi Monastery

Yuksom, Sikkim, India

Dubdi Monastery, occasionally called Yuksom Monastery, is a Buddhist monastery of the Nyingma sect of Tibetan Buddhism near Yuksom, in the Geyzing subdivision of West...

Likir Gompa, Ladakh
Buddhism

Likir Gompa, Ladakh

Ladakh, India

Likir Gompa, Ladakh is a monastery of sacred significance.

Lamayuru Gompa, Ladakh
Buddhism

Lamayuru Gompa, Ladakh

Lamayuru, India

Lamayuru Gompa, Ladakh is a monastery of sacred significance.

Karsha Gompa, Ladakh
Buddhism

Karsha Gompa, Ladakh

Yulang, Ladakh, India

Karsha Gompa, Ladakh is a monastery of sacred significance.

Gonjang Monastery, Sikkim
Buddhism

Gonjang Monastery, Sikkim

Penlong, Sikkim, India

Gonjang Monastery, Sikkim is a monastery of sacred significance.

Chemrey Gompa, Ladakh
Buddhism

Chemrey Gompa, Ladakh

Chemre, Ladakh, India

Chemrey Gompa rises on a hill above its village about 40 km east of Leh, a Drukpa Kagyu monastery founded in 1664 and dedicated to King Sengge Namgyal....

Diskit Gompa, Ladakh
Buddhism

Diskit Gompa, Ladakh

Diskit, Ladakh, India

Diskit Gompa, Ladakh is a monastery of sacred significance.

Hemis Gompa, Ladakh
Buddhism

Hemis Gompa, Ladakh

Tanglakpurna, Ladakh, India

Hemis Gompa, Ladakh is a monastery of sacred significance.

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What Monastery sacred sites in India are included?
This guide includes 14 Monastery sacred sites in India, filtered from the Pilgrim Map atlas for stronger browsing and planning context.
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Yes. Use the map view to compare geographic clusters, then open individual site pages for coordinates, nearby places, and practical visiting context.
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