Explore the Ethereal Beauty of Sikkim Buddhist Sites Explore the Ethereal Beauty of Sikkim Buddhist Sit

Explore the Ethereal Beauty of Sikkim
Buddhist Sites
The Ethereal Beauty of Sikkim, it is India’s second smallest state, surrounded by
international borders of Tibet, Bhutan and Nepal is home to the highest Himalayan
peak in India – the Kanchenjunga. Surrounded by nations that follow Buddhism as
their predominant religion – Tibet has about 91% population following Tibetan
Buddhism; about 75% Drukpa and Tibetan Buddhist followers in Bhutan, the state
itself has about 27.3% of its population belonging to the Vajrayana Buddhist sect.
The state is considered a religious place by Buddhist monks and followers because of
the presence of more than 200 Buddhist monasteries and Buddhist pilgrimage
places in Sikkim.
The traditional Buddhist tour packages from different travel agents in India consists
of places like Bodhgaya, Nalanda, Lumbini, Sravasti, Patna, Kushinagar – places
where the Great Gautam Buddha is supposed to have taught about enlightenment
and Buddhahood. Some travel industry experts have also now created
special Sikkim Buddhist tour package that encompass different Buddhist
monasteries in Sikkim and Buddhist pilgrimage places in Sikkim.
Few top Sikkim Buddhist Sites that have become a must visit for Buddhist pilgrims
over the years are:-