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Situated at an altitude of 8,000
feet, 8 km south of town is one of the holiest and better known of Darjeeling?s monasteries
? the Sampten Choling or the Ghum Monastery.
Built in 1875 by Lama Sherab
Gyatso, one of the chief features of the monastery is the 15 ft tall statue of
the Maitreya Buddha (Coming Buddha), resplendent in gold polish and embedded
with precious stones. Thangkas adorn the ancient walls and you will find a rare
collection of books on Buddhism as well as Tibetan translations of great
Sanskrit works here. Amongst the Buddhist texts available are the Kangyur, the
Buddhist Tibetan canon running into 108 volumes.
With its high altitude and misty
surroundings, the interiors of the monastery often seem dark and ancient giving
it its sobriquet of the Gloom monastery!
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