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    Rumtek Monastery (Tibetan: རུམ་ཐེག་དགོན་པ་, Wylie: rum theg dgon pa), also called the Dharma Chakra Centre, is a gompa located in the Indian state of Sikkim...
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    Sikkimese nobility and was of Bhutia origin. Dorji Khangsarpa entered the Rumtek monastery at the age of 6 years. His uncle, Tshurfuk Lama Rabden Dorji was...
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  • Rumtek Assembly constituency was an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Sikkim. "THE REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE ACT, 1950" (PDF). Archived from...
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    Tibet. The Karmapa's principal seat in exile is the Dharma Chakra Centre at Rumtek Monastery in Sikkim, India. His regional monastic seats are Karma Triyana...
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    Karma Kagyu lineage holder. Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche was born in 1965 at Rumtek Monastery (Dharma Chakra Center) in Sikkim, India. His birth was prophesied...
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    Dubdi Monastery, Enchey Monastery, Pemayangtse Monastery, Ralang Monastery, Rumtek, Tashiding Monastery, Tawang Monastery, Zang Dhok Palri Phodang Himachal...
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    Lamas Home School at Dalhousie in north India, Bedi also spent time at Rumtek in Sikkim, the seat of the Karmapa in exile. In 1966, she took sramaneri...
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  • Martam–Rumtek Assembly constituency is one of the 32 assembly constituencies of Sikkim a north east state of India. Martam-Rumtek is part of Sikkim Lok...
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  • lineage and supporting administration, but his enthronement in 1964 at the Rumtek Monastery allowed him back into his historical position as the second-ranking...
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    long-life prayer for him. Trungram Gyalwa was subsequently enthroned at Rumtek Monastery, the main seat of the Karmapa, in Sikkim, India. Gyalwa Trulku...
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    Ghatashraddha Deshratna Rajendra Prasad 1978 26th April 1979 "No Award" Rumtek - A Monastery Wrethed In A Hundred Thousand Rainbows 1979 27th May 1980...
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    by the Chinese government, escaped from Tibet, seeking to return to the Rumtek Monastery in Sikkim. Chinese officials were in a dilemma on this issue,...
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    downtown Gangtok city from Crown Prince Tenzing Kunzang Namgyal Walkway. Rumtek Monastery, located on the outskirts of Gangtok, is one of Buddhism's holiest...
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    Prayer wheels in the Rumtek Monastery Tibetan hand prayer wheel Three prayer wheels in the coat of arms of Sir Edmund Hillary Rumtek Monastery - Prayer...
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  • Nathu La: The pass is used for pilgrims to monasteries in Sikkim such as Rumtek, one of the holiest shrines in Buddhism. For Hindus, the pass reduces the...
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    Monasteries Pemayangtse Monastery Tawang Monastery Zang Dhok Palri Phodang Rumtek Monastery Enchey Monastery Tashiding Monastery Dubdi Monastery Ralang Monastery...
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  • politician. He was elected to the Sikkim Legislative Assembly from Martam-Rumtek in the 2019 by election as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. My neta...
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    brought the Black Crown and other valuable relics of the Kagyu lineage to Rumtek monastery in Sikkim. They remained there in safekeeping until 1993 following...
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    Year, Losar. The festival is preceded by masked dance at the Phodong and Rumtek Monasteries in Sikkim. Losoong is celebrated not only in India but also...
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    Monasteries Pemayangtse Monastery Tawang Monastery Zang Dhok Palri Phodang Rumtek Monastery Enchey Monastery Tashiding Monastery Dubdi Monastery Ralang Monastery...
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    on 26 February 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2019. "Final result of Martam-Rumtek bye-poll". Sikkim Express (Facebook). 25 October 2019. Archived from the...
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    according to the Trust, live in Rumtek Monastery in Sikkim. However, because the monks currently in physical control of Rumtek oppose Trinley Thaye Dorje and...
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    include the town of Gangtok, the Phodong Monastery north of Gangtok and the Rumtek Monastery. Other special attractions in the Capital City Gangtok are M G...
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    Monasteries Pemayangtse Monastery Tawang Monastery Zang Dhok Palri Phodang Rumtek Monastery Enchey Monastery Tashiding Monastery Dubdi Monastery Ralang Monastery...
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    which was then in ruins. It was here that the 16th Karmapa's seat-in-exile, Rumtek Monastery, was built then officially inaugurated in 1966. The traditional...
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    Monasteries Pemayangtse Monastery Tawang Monastery Zang Dhok Palri Phodang Rumtek Monastery Enchey Monastery Tashiding Monastery Dubdi Monastery Ralang Monastery...
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  • journalists retraces his story across the Himalayas from Tibet to Mustang, Rumtek in Sikkim and Dharamsala in a half-hour documentary, plus two short pieces:...
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    Rumtek Monastery in Sikkim. Sikkim became the 22nd state of the Indian Union....
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    Monasteries Pemayangtse Monastery Tawang Monastery Zang Dhok Palri Phodang Rumtek Monastery Enchey Monastery Tashiding Monastery Dubdi Monastery Ralang Monastery...
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    Norbu Lamtha Sikkim Krantikari Morcha NDA Switch from SDF to SKM 24 Martam–Rumtek (BL) Sonam Venchungpa Sikkim Krantikari Morcha NDA 25 Upper Tadong G.T....
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