Religious, Spiritual sights in Darjeeling
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Bhutia Busty Gompa
Together, Darjeeling and Ghoom are home to a number of fascinating Buddhist monasteries. Probably the most scenic is Bhutia Busty Gompa, with Khangchendzonga providing a spectacular backdrop. The shrine originally stood on Observatory Hill, but was rebuilt in its present location by the chogyals of Sikkim in the 19th century. The gompa houses a fine gold-accented mural and the original copy of the Tibetan Book of the Dead, but permission is required to see it.
To get here, follow CR Das Rd downhill for 400m from Chowrasta, and take the right fork where the road branches.
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Japanese Peace Pagoda
Perched on a hillside at the end of AJC Bose Rd is the gleaming white Japanese Peace Pagoda, one of more than 70 pagodas built by the Japanese Buddhist Nipponzan Myohoji organisation around the world. Drumming resonates through the forested grounds during their daily pujas (prayers). It’s about a 35-minute walk from Clubside along Gandhi and AJC Bose Rds.
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Yiga Choling Gompa
Yiga Choling Gompa, the region’s most famous monastery, has wonderful old murals and is home to monks of the yellow-hat sect. Built in 1850, it enshrines a 5m-high statue of the Maitreya Buddha (Future Buddha) and 300 beautifully bound Tibetan texts. It’s just west of Ghoom, about a 10-minute walk off Hill Cart Rd.
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