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Ahaley Dechen Choling Monastery (1948 A.D)
This is another Tamang Buddhist Monastery near Namchi Town in south Sikkim.
History:
A Tamang Lama called Geshey Sangye who once went to Yolmo in Nepal and Tibet for pursuit of religious education and spent many years learning Buddhist rituals under the High lamas.Thereafter, he returned to his native place Namchi Ahaley and decided to put his learning into practice. Therefore, he founded a small Tshamkhang in 1948 on the small hillock near cremation ground. Later it was gradually developed into a small Monastery. Now it functions all the Buddhist festivals.
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Thereafter, he returned to his native place Namchi Ahaley and decided to put his learning into practice. Therefore, he founded a small Tshamkhang in 1948 on the small hillock near cremation ground. Later it was gradually developed into a small Monastery. Now it functions all the Buddhist festivals.
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