Gurung Buddhist Society established Rinchen Choling Tamu Monastery in West Sikkim, near Rinchenpong Bazaar in 1996. The monastery was erected on the ruined site of a Tshamkhang where once Lt. Risung Lama spent sometime in meditation. He was one of the active innovators of Dharma in former times in Sikkim.The monastery covers up about 600 Gurung Buddhist houses in Rinchenpong area. This monastery follows Nyingmapa Sect.