Sanga Choeling Monastery sacred grove
Sanga Choeling Monastery sacred grove is located 3km uphill from Pelling town opposite to newly constructed Statue of Rewa Potala Chenrezi. The Sanga Choeling Monastery sacred grove is a highly revered forest reserve covering approximately 40.45 hectares (around 100 acres) located directly beneath the historic 17th-century Sanga Choeling Monastery near Pelling, West Sikkim
About this Sacred Grove
The monastery is located 3km uphill from Pelling town opposite to newly constructed Statue of Rewa
Potala Chenrezi. The grove falls in the Himalayan Wet Temperate forest with Cryptomeria japonica being
the dominant tree species. Sanga Choeling means ‘the island of esoteric teaching’. This monastery
is second oldest monastery of Sikkim founded by Lhatsun Chenpo. It is located 45 minutes walk
above Pelling opposite to newly constructed Statue of Rewa Potala Chenrezi. This monastery is formed
by Lhatsun Chenpo and is highly recognized among the Nyingmapa sect of Buddhism in Sikkim. The deity
of the sacred grove is well known as Deatse Lhusum maling Shikye Dorjee (Zhyu Gentse) who guards the
sacred grove as well as the monastery. The deity is worshipped by local people to cure sickness in the
family and also to seek permission to fell tree for the monastery.
Location
Coordinates: 27.1750000, 88.1315000
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Japanese cedar
Cryptomeria japonica- Individual Count
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