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Pemayangtse Monastery
Pemayangtse Monastery is a Buddhist monastery of the Nyingma school near Pelling in western Sikkim, India, founded in the late 17th or early 18th century. It was one of the leading monasteries of the kingdom of Sikkim, whose monks were traditionally drawn from Bhutia families of high standing and performed rites for the royal court. It stands on a ridge near the ruins of Rabdentse.
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