Pemayangtse Monastery

Pemayangtse Monastery, located at a distance of approximately 140 km from Gangtok, is one of the most famous pilgrimage centres. This monastery belongs to the Nyingma order and is situated at Gyalshing, located in West Sikkim. In addition, all the other monasteries belonging to Nyingma orders are located in Sikkim are subordinates to Pemayangtse Monastery.

This monastery was constructed in 17th century AD by Lhatsun Chenpo. Initially, it was a small Lhekhang. During the rule of third Chogyal Chakdor Namgyal, the monastery was extended and reconstructed by the third reincarnate of Lhatsin Chenpo, Jigme Pawo. At present, there are around 108 monks in this monastery, most of which are from leading Buddhist family residing in Sikkim.

There are several religious idols, images and objects of worship present inside the monastery, most of which are precious and known for their ancientness. In addition, a wooden sculpture is placed on the top floor of this monastery. This wooden structure represents the Maha Gurus Heavenly Palace, which is known as Sanghthokpalri. It took around 5 years to complete this sculpture and was accomplished by the Dungzin Rimpoche.