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Pathing Monastery (Rinchhen tse Gonpa) Sacred Grove, East Sikkim, Sikkim

Pathing Monastery (Rinchhen tse Gonpa) sacred grove

The monastery is located at Machong, East Sikkim. The Chorten is built adjacent to the monastery in the memory of Lt. Pathing Rimpoche.

StateSikkim
DistrictEast Sikkim
LocationPathing Monastery (Rinchhen tse Gonpa) Sacred Grove
Area40.45 ha
Latitude27.1336000
Longitude88.4002000

About this Sacred Grove

The monastery is located at Machong, East Sikkim. The Chorten is built adjacent to the monastery in the memory of Lt. Pathing Rimpoche. The monastery is surrounded with the dense sacred grove. The grove falls in the Sub-tropical mixed broad leaved hill forests with Cryptomeria japonica being a dominant tree species. There are no invasive species found in the SG.

Location

Coordinates: 27.1336000, 88.4002000

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Plants / Species (1)

Cryptomeria japonica

Cryptomeria japonica

Cryptomeria japonica
Individual Count
2,500