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Title: Secularism and the Buddhist Monastery of Pemayangtse in Sikkim
Language of title: English
Author/Creator: Mélanie Vandenhelsken
One Sentence Summary: This article is an in-depth study of the Pemayangtse (pad ma yang rtse) monastery in Sikkim.

Description: This article is an in-depth study of the Pemayangtse (pad ma yang rtse) monastery in Sikkim. It explores the historical relationship between the monastery and the religious monarchy of Sikkim. The article also looks at the way of life of the monks and lamas of Pemayangtse, particularly in the context of the Nyingma (rnying ma) tradition. The relationship of the monastery with the local community and its administrative functions is also considered. (Ben Deitle 2006-02-16)

Publisher Place: Gangtok, Sikkim
Publisher: Namgyal Institute of Tibetology
Normalized publisher place: Gangtok, Sikkim
Publisher country: India
Publisher URL: http://www.tibetology.com/
Published Date: 2003-05
URL: http://www.thlib.org/static/reprints/bot/bot_2003_01_05.pdf
Subject: Pemayangtse (pad ma yang rtse) monastery
Classification: Tibetan and Himalayan -- Religion -- Monasteries -- Region -- Sikkim
Tibetan and Himalayan -- Journals -- Journals Focused on Regions -- Tibet -- Bulletin of Tibetology -- 2003, vol. 39, no. 1
Tibetan and Himalayan -- Journals -- Journals Focused on Regions -- Sikkim -- Bulletin of Tibetology -- Vol. 39, no. 1 (2003)
Cultural Coverage: Sikkim
Temporal coverage: 17th century CE
18th century CE
19th century CE
20th century CE
21st century CE
Language: English
Source URL: www.tibetology.com/asp/Publications.htm
Source: Bulletin of Tibetology
Source Editor: Anna Balikci-Denjongpa
Source Type: Journal
Source Number: 1
Source Page Numbers: 55-73
Frequency of publication: Semi-annually
ISBN/ISSN: 5251516

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Date Of Record Creation: 2005-12-21 17:56:52
Date Record Checked: 2006-02-16
Date Last Modified: 2006-02-21 16:54:32
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