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Bermiok Monastery

Burmiok, Namchi district, Sikkim · 27.2263°, 88.4574°

Amitābha and the thousand-armed Avalokiteśvara (Karma Kagyu)Undetermined
Sacred since
1873 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
1873; rebuilt 1954
Undetermined

History & significance

A Karma Kagyu monastery above Singtam in southern Sikkim, founded in 1873 and rebuilt in 1954 after earthquake damage. Its manilhakang holds images of Amitabha and the thousand-armed Avalokiteshvara, and its prayer-wheel building, also of 1954, was rebuilt in 1987.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-28 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined