Ghoom Monastery, also called Yiga Choeling, is below Ghoom railway station at about 2,440 m (8,000 ft). It is the first Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Darjeeling. Lama Sherab Gyatso, a monk and well-known astrologer, built it in 1850.

What to see

  • A 15-foot (about 4.5 m) statue of Maitreya Buddha, the “Coming Buddha”, in the main hall. It is made entirely of clay brought from Tibet.
  • It is one of the biggest and oldest Buddha statues in the region
  • Two big oil lamps in front of it, which burn all day and all year

The monastery belongs to the Gelug, or “Yellow Hat”, school of Buddhism.

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