Sang-Ngor Monastery Sacred Grove
It is located at Rongay, 8km far from Gangtok town, in East Sikkim. The grove comes under the Eastern Himalayan Sub tropical Broad-leaved hill forest.
About this Sacred Grove
It is located at Rongay, 8km far from Gangtok town, in East Sikkim. The grove comes under the Eastern
Himalayan Sub tropical Broad-leaved hill forest. The topography of the area varies from 30°-60° slope
with the Cryptomeria japonica as the dominant tree species.
It adheres to the Sakya School of Tibetan Buddhism and was built in the year 1971 on the land gifted
by Chogyal Tashi Namgyal. Initially it was blessed by H.H. Sakya Trizin Rinpoche, who remains the
supreme head of the Sakyapa Sect; subsequently His Holiness the Dalai Lama blessed it. The lamas in this
monastery observe summer retreat called “Yarney”. Above this monastery, amidst a lush green forest, a
retreat centre maintained by this monastery where lamas meditate for a period of three years and three
months called ‘Losum Dasum’.
Location
Coordinates: 27.2030000, 88.3840000
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Cryptomeria japonica
Cryptomeria japonica- Individual Count
- 0