Ralang Monastery

Not to be confused with Ralung Monastery in eastern Tibet.

New Ralang Monastery or Ralong Palchen Choling is a Buddhist monastery of the Kagyu sect of Tibetan Buddhism in southern Sikkim, northeastern India. It is located six kilometres from Ravangla.^[1][2][3] Ralang Monastery has an extensive collection of paintings and thangkas.^[1]

Ralang Monastery
New Ralang Monastery
Religion
Affiliation	Tibetan Buddhism
Sect	Kagyu
Festivals	Pang Lhabsol, Chaam Dance (15th of the 7th month and 29th of the 10th month), Mahakala (9th month)
Location
Location	South Sikkim, Sikkim, India
Country	India
Location within Sikkim
Geographic coordinates	27°19′42″N 88°20′05″E
Architecture
Date established	1768; 257 years ago (1768)

Construction

The old monastery underwent reconstruction in 1975-1981 and in 1995, this new monastery, known as Palchen Choeling Monastic Institute was built by the 12th Gyaltsab Rinpoche, which retained its Tibetan architecture.^[1] The older Ralang Gompa or Karma Rabtenling monastery is located close west of this new monastery.^[4]

Festival

Ralang Monastery is host to an annual festival, known as Pang Lhabsol when Mount Kangchenjunga is worshipped usually in September and ending in early December with the Kagyed.^[1]

See also

• Tashiding Monastery