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Bhutia Busty Monastery, Tourist Places in Darjeeling
Bhutia Busty Monastery is one of the tourist attractions in Darjeeling and bears religious significance to the native.

Bhutia Busty Monastery, Tourist Places in DarjeelingBhutia Busty Monastery is one of the popular religious shrines of Buddhism in Darjeeling. Alike others, this monastery also is home to many monks and religious scriptures. Bhutia Busty Monastery was shifted from its origins place at Observatory Hill, after a devastating destroyed it earthquake in 1934.Some people have also opined that the Nepalese army destroyed this monastery during the19th century. Lama DorjiLingpa built the original monastery at Observatory Hill. The name Darjeeling was derived from the name of this Lama. With the benevolence of the Chogyal of Sikkim, Bhutia Busty Monastery was rebuilt in the present location. Bhutia Busty Monastery get some grant from the Ecclesiastical Department of Government of Sikkim for maintenance, rest is taken care by the Darjeeling municipality.

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(Last Updated on : 3/02/2010)
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