Sikkim Bermoik Monastery
Bermoik Monastery built in the year 1952 belongs to the Nyingma sect of Buddhism. This monastery is situated in Southern part of Sikkim located above Singtam.
Monasteries in Sikkim and other locations, are generally adhere to a particularschool, while there are principally four traditions, which are as follows:
- Nyingma lineage is known to have "six mother monasteries," although the list of these six has changed over time, which are presently DorjeDrak, Dzogchen Monastery, Katok Monastery, Mindrolling Monastery, Palyul and Shechen Monastery
- Kagyumonasteries, most of them being in Sikkim, which are
- Palpung Monastery of the Tai Situpa and JamgonKongtrul
- Ralung Monastery of the GyalwangDrukpa
- Surmang Monastery of the Trungpatülkus
- Tsurphu Monastery of H.H. the Gyalwa Karmapa
- Sakya Monastery, which is the seat of H.H. the SakyaTrizin
- Gelugpa Monasteries, three most important centers of them being Ganden, Sera and Drepung Monasteries, near Lhasa
Buddhist Places in Sikkim
- Rumtek Dharma Chakra Centre is the largest Monastery in Sikkim, located 24 kilometers away from the capital City, Gangtok. This monastery follows the Kagyu order of the Tibetan Buddhism, having a good collection of religious literature in Buddhism.
- Do-DrulChorten a most sacred Stupa in Sikkim respected by all the Buddhists, which was constructed in 1945 by the Head of Nyingma Order TrulshiRimpoche, located in the campus of the Rumtek monastery
- Deer Park, which commemorates Lord Buddha’s first sermon in Sarnath, also known as the Rustamjee park, having a huge statue of the Lord Buddha in front of which a butter lamp is burning .
- KhecheopalriLake , which is a sacred site location, located in the dense forests of Sikkim, revered by both Buddhists and Hindus.
- Namgyal Research Institute of Tibetology , a famous centre of learning having largest collection of the manuscripts of the Mahayana Buddhism literature in the world, also around 30 thousand volumes and translations of the original precepts of the Lord Buddha
Festivals
The festival of Chaam masked dances which are organized every year, on the 15th day of the seventh month of the Buddhist calendar which fall in August-September of English Calendar and again on the 29th day of the tenth month of the Buddhist calendar , that is December with English Calendar, is an important festival celebrated in Sikkim.
The MahakalaDance is another festival which takes place in November every year, which is also an impressive ritual and elaborate ceremony.
How to Reach
One can reach Gangtok, the capital city of Sikkim by air landing at the nearest airport is at Bagdogra in Sikkim, 124 kilometers away from this place . A traveler can also choose to take a frequently flown helicopter services from Bagdogra to Gangtok and return the same way.
The nearest railway stations to Gangtok are at Siliguri(114 km) and also New Jalpaiguri(125 km0, these two stations are having good connectivity with Kolkata, Assam and few other major railheads.
To travel to Gangtok by road will be a pleasure as the highway network with other districts of Sikkim, so with Kolkata, Guwahati and few other important places of the nearby states. Road conditions are so good that one can take the bus travel, alternatively by taxi or a private car, through Siliguri Highway..
Photo Gallery
 |
 |
 |