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	{{Infobox Tibetan Buddhist monastery		{{Infobox Tibetan Buddhist monastery
	\|name = Lachung ~~Gompa~~		\|name = Lachung Monastery
	\|image = Gumpa.jpg		\|image = Gumpa.jpg
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	\|caption =		\|caption =Beautiful view of Lachung Monastery in Mangan district (Sikkim)
	\|pushpin_map = India Sikkim		\|pushpin_map = India Sikkim
	\|coordinates = {{coord\|27.61667\|88.65\|type:landmark_region:IN-SK\|display=inline}}		\|coordinates = {{coord\|27.61667\|88.65\|type:landmark_region:IN-SK\|display=inline}}
	\|map_caption = Location ~~within~~ India		\|map_caption = Location with in Sikkim, India

	\|location_country = India		\|location_country = {{flag\|India}}
	\|location=[[Sikkim]], [[India]]		\|location=[[Lachung]], [[Mangan district]], [[Sikkim]], [[India]]
	\|founded_by =		\|founded_by =
	\|founded = 1880		\|founded = {{start date and age\|1880}}
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	\|sect = [[Nyingma]]		\|sect = [[Nyingma]]
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	'''Lachung Monastery''' is a [[Nyingma]]<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.mahasiddha.org/tshogdag/LachungMonastery.html\|title=Tshog Dag: Lachung Monastery\|website=www.mahasiddha.org\|accessdate=25 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/26579512@N06/2518758208/\|title=LACHUNG MONASTERY, North Sikkim, India\|date=8 May 2008\|accessdate=25 July 2020\|via=Flickr}}</ref> Buddhist [[gompa]] in the [[Lachung]] Valley, [[Sikkim]]~~, northeastern~~ [[India]]. It was established in 1880.<ref>Singh, et al., p. 606.</ref>		'''Lachung Monastery''' is a [[Nyingma]]<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.mahasiddha.org/tshogdag/LachungMonastery.html\|title=Tshog Dag: Lachung Monastery\|website=www.mahasiddha.org\|accessdate=25 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/26579512@N06/2518758208/\|title=LACHUNG MONASTERY, North Sikkim, India\|date=8 May 2008\|accessdate=25 July 2020\|via=Flickr}}</ref> Buddhist [[gompa]] in the [[Lachung]] Valley in [[Mangan district]] in Northeastern [[States and union territories of India\|Indian state]] of [[Sikkim]]. It is approx. 50 km from [[Mangan, India\|Mangan]] town, the district headquarters. It was established in 1880.<ref>Singh, et al., p. 606.</ref>

	[[Lachung]] means a 'small mountain'. Lachung is at an elevation of about 3,000 m (9,600 ft) at the confluence of the [[Lachen River]] and [[Lachung River]], tributaries of the [[Teesta River]]~~. The word Lachung means "small mountain"~~. The village is 118 km from [[Gangtok]] on the North Sikkim Highway and is the last one before the Indo-Chinese border. It was a trading post between India and Tibet before China forcefully annexed Tibet in 1950. Permits are required for visits to ~~North~~ Sikkim. The monastery hosts a famous mask dance each year.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.sikkimonline.info/sikkim/Lachung\|title=Lachung - Sikkim Info\|date=20 November 2008\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120042425/http://www.sikkimonline.info/sikkim/Lachung\|accessdate=25 July 2020\|archive-date=20 November 2008}}</ref>		[[Lachung]] means a 'small mountain'. Lachung is at an elevation of about 3,000 m (9,600 ft) at the confluence of the [[Lachen River]] and [[Lachung River]], tributaries of the [[Teesta River]]. The village is 118 km from [[Gangtok]] on the North Sikkim Highway and is the last one before the Indo-Chinese border. It was a trading post between India and Tibet before China forcefully annexed Tibet in 1950. Permits are required for visits to Mangan (Sikkim). The monastery hosts a famous mask dance each year.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.sikkimonline.info/sikkim/Lachung\|title=Lachung - Sikkim Info\|date=20 November 2008\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120042425/http://www.sikkimonline.info/sikkim/Lachung\|accessdate=25 July 2020\|archive-date=20 November 2008}}</ref>

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	'''Lachung Monastery''' is a [[Nyingma]]<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.mahasiddha.org/tshogdag/LachungMonastery.html\|title=Tshog Dag: Lachung Monastery\|website=www.mahasiddha.org\|accessdate=25 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/26579512@N06/2518758208/\|title=LACHUNG MONASTERY, North Sikkim, India\|date=8 May 2008\|accessdate=25 July 2020\|via=Flickr}}</ref> Buddhist [[gompa]] in the [[Lachung]] Valley, [[Sikkim]], northeastern [[India]]. It was established in 1880.<ref>Singh, et al., p. 606.</ref>		'''Lachung Monastery''' is a [[Nyingma]]<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.mahasiddha.org/tshogdag/LachungMonastery.html\|title=Tshog Dag: Lachung Monastery\|website=www.mahasiddha.org\|accessdate=25 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/26579512@N06/2518758208/\|title=LACHUNG MONASTERY, North Sikkim, India\|date=8 May 2008\|accessdate=25 July 2020\|via=Flickr}}</ref> Buddhist [[gompa]] in the [[Lachung]] Valley, [[Sikkim]], northeastern [[India]]. It was established in 1880.<ref>Singh, et al., p. 606.</ref>

	[[Lachung]] means a 'small mountain'. Lachung is at an elevation of about 3,000 m (9,600 ft) at the confluence of the [[Lachen River]] and [[Lachung River]], tributaries of the [[Teesta River]]. The word Lachung means "small mountain". The village is 118 km from [[Gangtok]] on the North Sikkim Highway and is the last one before the Indo-Chinese border. It was a trading post between India and Tibet before China forcefully annexed Tibet in 1950. Permits are required for visits to North Sikkim. The monastery hosts a famous mask dance each year.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=~~https://web.archive.org/web/20081120042425/~~http://www.sikkimonline.info/sikkim/Lachung\|title=Lachung - Sikkim Info\|date=20 November 2008\|~~website~~=web.archive.org\|accessdate=25 July 2020}}</ref>		[[Lachung]] means a 'small mountain'. Lachung is at an elevation of about 3,000 m (9,600 ft) at the confluence of the [[Lachen River]] and [[Lachung River]], tributaries of the [[Teesta River]]. The word Lachung means "small mountain". The village is 118 km from [[Gangtok]] on the North Sikkim Highway and is the last one before the Indo-Chinese border. It was a trading post between India and Tibet before China forcefully annexed Tibet in 1950. Permits are required for visits to North Sikkim. The monastery hosts a famous mask dance each year.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.sikkimonline.info/sikkim/Lachung\|title=Lachung - Sikkim Info\|date=20 November 2008\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120042425/http://www.sikkimonline.info/sikkim/Lachung\|accessdate=25 July 2020\|archive-date=20 November 2008}}</ref>

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{{short description|Buddhist monastery in Sikkim, India}}
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'''Lachung Monastery''' is a [[Nyingma]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mahasiddha.org/tshogdag/LachungMonastery.html|title=Tshog Dag: Lachung Monastery|website=www.mahasiddha.org|accessdate=25 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/26579512@N06/2518758208/|title=LACHUNG MONASTERY, North Sikkim, India|date=8 May 2008|accessdate=25 July 2020|via=Flickr}}</ref> Buddhist [[gompa]] in the [[Lachung]] Valley, [[Sikkim]], northeastern [[India]]. It was established in 1880.<ref>Singh, et al., p. 606.</ref>

[[Lachung]] means a 'small mountain'. Lachung is at an elevation of about 3,000 m (9,600 ft) at the confluence of the [[Lachen River]] and [[Lachung River]], tributaries of the [[Teesta River]]. The word Lachung means "small mountain". The village is 118 km from [[Gangtok]] on the North Sikkim Highway and is the last one before the Indo-Chinese border. It was a trading post between India and Tibet before China forcefully annexed Tibet in 1950. Permits are required for visits to North Sikkim. The monastery hosts a famous mask dance each year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120042425/http://www.sikkimonline.info/sikkim/Lachung|title=Lachung - Sikkim Info|date=20 November 2008|website=web.archive.org|accessdate=25 July 2020}}</ref>

==Footnotes==
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==References==
* Singh, Sarina, et al. ''India'', (2009), p. 606. Lonely Planet. {{ISBN|978-1-74179-151-8}}.

==External links==
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* Photos of monastery at: [https://www.panoramio.com/photo/10708579 Panoramio is no longer available] and [https://www.flickr.com/photos/26579512@N06/2518758208/ LACHUNG MONASTERY, North Sikkim, India]

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[[Category:Buddhist monasteries in Sikkim]]
[[Category:Nyingma monasteries and temples]]
[[Category:1880 establishments in India]]

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