List of Famous Monasteries Stupas Padoga in West Bengal - Meaning History Facts

Here you can find list of names and information on Buddhist monasteries, stupas, padoga, in West Bengal. These famous monasteries of West Bengal are most visited and most sought after best tourist places. You can also find images of West Bengal monasteries, stupas, padoga.

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The Mag Dhog Yolmowa Monastery, more popularly known as the Aloobari Monastery is a famous monastery located in the Aloobari locality of Darjeeling town. It was built under the supervision of Sri Sangay Lama who is a highly revered religious head of the Yolmowa and comes from a small ethnic group hailing from north east of Nepal. He later settled in Darjeeling. The construction of monastery started in the year 1914 the same year when World War I started.

The Bhutia Busty Monastery is also called as Karmaa Dorjee Chyoling monastery and is located close to the main Darjeeling town in a small locality called Bhutia Busty. It belongs to the Red Sect of Buddhist Lamas and is also a very popular landmark of Darjeeling. This monastery is one of the oldest monasteries of Darjeeling and is nestled about a kilometre away from Darjeeling which was originaly buit in the year 1765 by Lama Dorje Rinzing in the present day Observatory Hill.

Among the many tourist attractions and religious places of Darjeeling the Dali monastery whose original name is Drukpa Kargyud Monastery is one of the most popular landmarks of Darjeeling. Located in a small locality called Dali, about 3-4 kms from the main town this marvel was built by Kyabje Thuksey Rinpoche and plays a major role in preserving the age old culture and tradition of the Tibetan monks. This monastery is inhabited by about 210 monks and visited by thousands of visitors, devotees and tourist from different places.

The Ghoom Monastery whose original name is Yiga Choeling Monastry is so called because it is located in a small place called Ghoom located about 7 kms from the main town of Darjeeling. It is located at an altitude of 8000 feet above the sea level and is a small and simple monastery. It was built in 1875 by a very popular monk named Lama Sherab Gyatso and is the largest of all the monasteries located in Ghoom.

The Japanese Peace Pagoda or simply the Peace Pagoda is one of the most iconic landmarks of Darjeeling. It is supposed to provide a focus for people of all races and creeds to help unite them in their search for world peace. It is located high up in the hill overlooking the entire Darjeeling town and was built under the guidance of Nichidatsu Fiji (1885 - 1985) who was a Buddhist monk from Japan and founder of the Nipponzan Myohoji Buddhist order.