Yiga Choeling Monastery
Monastery
Yiga Choeling Monastery
Yiga Choeling Monastery, also known as Ghoom Monastery, is one of the oldest and most popular Tibetan Buddhist monasteries in Darjeeling, West Bengal.
Situated at an elevation of 8,000 feet in Ghoom, about 8 kilometers from Darjeeling, the monastery was established in 1850 by the Mongolian monk and astrologer Sokpo Sherab Gyatso. It belongs to the Gelugpa or Yellow Hat sect of Tibetan Buddhism.
The monastery is renowned for its 15-foot-high statue of Maitreya Buddha, also known as the Buddha of the Future. This statue was commissioned by Lama Domo Geshe Rinpoche, who succeeded Sherab Gyatso as the head of the monastery.
The monastery also houses images of various Buddha deities and lamas, including Chenrezig (Avalokitesvara), the Buddha of compassion, and Tsongkhapa, the founder of the Gelugpa sect.
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Yiga Choeling Monastery is located in Darjeeling, West Bengal.
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