Gontse Garden Rabgye Ling (GRL) Monastery

ONE OF THE PRIME CENTRES OF THE MAHAYANA BUDDHISM

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GONTSE GARDEN RABGYE LING (GRL) MONASTERY

The GontseGadenRabgyelLling Monasteryalso famous as the GRL Monastery houses Buddhist Lamas and monks at Bomdila. It is also recognized as one of the major centers of the Lamaistic faith of Mahayana Buddhism. The GRL monastery is situated in the Western Kameng District of Arunachal Pradesh and was built by the 12th reincarnate of TsonaGontse Rinpoche in 1965–66.

The main Gompa has three divisions, namely, the Lower Gompa, the Middle Gompa and the Upper Gompa. The Upper Gompa is considered to be the main monastery. While the Lower Gompa is situated at the end of the main market area, depicts the richness of Tibetan architecture. The Middle Gompa, houses the Blue Medicine Buddha, which is also known as the Lord of Medications and is believed to cure diseases by the locals. The Middle Gompa is the oldest of all three gompas. can be found at about 2 kms from the main market.

 

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