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Institute of Tibetology
Namgyal Institute of Tibetology Deorali Gangtok Sikkim - 737 101 India Phone: Not Available http://www.tibetology.net/About
Sikkim Research Institute of Tibetology is a premiere institute and research center located atop a small hill. The main attraction here is the museum which houses around 200 Buddhist icons, antique paintings, thangkas, statues, shrines, tapestries, masks and other religious works of Tibetan Art.Moreover, the place also pleasures of having more than 30,000 xylographs and has the translation of Buddha's original teachings by eminent scholars from all over the world. The museum is renowned for having one of the world's biggest collections of rare manuscripts of the Mahayana sect of Buddhism.
