Local Seightseeing in Ghoom Monastery
Darjeeling is a tag of beauty defining vistas of mountain ranges, gardens, temples-monasteries, parks, etc. It has an enormous amount of natural peripherals to offer as well as the mind-blowing ambiance of the Himalayas has made this place irreplaceable. Ghoom Monastery or popularly known as Yiga Choling Monastery is one of the most divine places in the country with its beauty defining views of the surroundings, the structure of the monastery as well as its history blended past.
Darjeeling is a tag of beauty defining vistas of mountain ranges, gardens, temples-monasteries, parks, etc. It has an enormous amount of natural peripherals to offer as well as the mind-blowing ambiance of the Himalayas has made this place irreplaceable. Ghoom Monastery or popularly known as Yiga Choling Monastery is one of the most divine places in the country with its beauty defining views of the surroundings, the structure of the monastery as well as its history blended past.
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About Ghoom monastery
In the year of 1850, famous Mongolian astrologer Shokpo Sherab Gyatso came here to spread Buddhism and establishes the Yiga Choling Monastery. The construction of the monastery was after Tibetan sculpture, depicting the lessons of Buddhism. Sherab Gyatso was the head of the monastery from 1850 to 1905. Later, he was being succeeded by Lama Domo Geshe Rinpoche in the year 1909.
Inside the monastery there is a 15 ft. huge statue of 'Maitreya Buddha'. The gold paint statute is coated with very precious stones. The Buddha idol is the symbolic version of 'Future Buddha' or also known as Gwalwa Shampa. This is a great attraction for travel enthusiasts across the country.
Moreover, you can have a look at the precious manuscripts of ancient Tibet about Buddhism. The prayer wheels are engraved with the sacred mantras. The Buddhists believe that by spining the wheels, it purifies you as the antagonisms leave over the sound which is familiar to the oral chanting of those holy mantras.
The monastery is a sort of storehouse for the ancient translations of Sanskrit works on literature into Tibetan. For example, you can find important scripts of literate Kalidasa's 'Meghdoot', Shriharsha's 'Nagmandala' and many more. Therefore, the monastery is one of the most exalting monasteries among the Buddhist community where some rare Buddhist manuscripts can be found.
The serene environment of the monastery keeps attracting people from various places. The monastery follows the Gelug School of Tibetan Buddhism and so teaches the young monks about the philosophy of Buddhism.
The monastery is an appropriate place for the inner peace along with refreshment of mind. The structural built and the atmosphere the monastery possesses is something very calm and pacific.
