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Buddha Monastery
Buddha Monastery
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NAME
Buddha Monastery
OTHER NAMES
Mindrolling Monastery
COUNTRY
India
ADDRESS
3, Buddha Temple Road, New Basti, Clement Town, Dehradun, Bharu Wala Grant, Uttarakhand 248002
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About Buddha Monastery
Buddha Monastery is one of the popular tourist spot located in Clement Town, Dehradun. It is one of the largest Buddhist centres in India. It was established by Khochhen Rinpoche in 1965 and comes under Tibetan Nyingma School. The monastery educates over 300 monks which advances Buddhist studies to the upcoming generations. No entry fee is charged. It remains open from 8:00 am to 12:00pm and 2:00 pm to 7:00pm in summers while in winters opening time is shifted to 9:00 am and it closes at 6:00 pm. To avoid rush, you can visit the monastery on working days.
How To Reach Buddha Monastery
Monastery is located at a distance of four kilometers from ISBT Dehradun and several transport options are available which will take you to the monastery.

Bus or Auto
You can take a local bus or an auto (vikram) to clement town to reach the monastery conveniently.
Private Transport
You can also go there by your own personal vehicle and big parking lot is provided by the monastery to safeguard your vehicle.
Train
Dehradun railway station is well-connected by numerous trains going to the station. The site is just nine kilometers away from the Dehradun station. You can take an auto or vikram, outside station to reach the monastery.

Some Lesser Known Facts About Buddha Monastery

  • The monastery is known for its stunning view situated on the lap of Shivalik hills with green surrounding. The visitors feel blessed while admiring the scenario from the top of stupa.
    The monastery is known for its stunning view situated on the lap of Shivalik hills with green surrounding. The visitors feel blessed while admiring th
  • You can get inner peace with meditation inside the stupa. The environment under the stupa make you feel divine.
  • The monastery is the home to the tallest stupa in Asia having a height of 220-feet and width of 100 square feet which is made with Japanese style of architecture.
    The monastery is the home to the tallest stupa in Asia having a height of 220-feet and width of 100 square feet which is made with Japanese style of a
  • You can witness Tibetan art forms and murals at the monastery.
  • The beautiful architecture painted with bright red and green combined with gold color paintings attracts the attention of the visitors.
    The beautiful architecture painted with bright red and green combined with gold color paintings attracts the attention of the visitors.
  • The stupa has four floors and visitors can go up to the fourth floor on Sundays only. Admiring the beautiful Doon valley standing on the open platform on such a height is truly remarkable.
  • Another memorable thing in the monastery is 130-feet tall Lord Buddha statue.
  • The monastery also has a canteen where the visitors can dine.
  • You can also study about Buddhism and Tibetan culture at the bookstore located in the monastery.

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