# Lingdum Monastery

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**Lingdum Monastery** (also **Ranka Lingdum** or **Pal Zurmang Kagyud Monastery**) is a [Buddhist](/source/Buddhism) monastery near Ranka in [Sikkim](/source/Sikkim), North East [India](/source/India), about an hour's drive from [Gangtok](/source/Gangtok). It was completed in 1999.[1][2][3]

It follows the [Zurmang](/source/Surmang) [Kagyu](/source/Kagyu) tradition.[4]

## References

1. [Lonely Planet](/source/Lonely_Planet) (2009). *[India](https://books.google.com/books?id=vK88ktao7pIC).* ISBN 1742203477. p. 595.

1. ["The Aura of Lingdum or Ranka Monastery, Gangtok, Sikkim, India"](http://www.beontheroad.com/2010/11/aura-of-lingdum-or-ranka-monastery.html#). *Be On The Road - Live your Travel Dream!*. November 12, 2010. Retrieved 2018-02-24.

1. ["Lingdum Zurmang Kharwang Gonpa"](http://sikkimeccl.gov.in/history/Monasteries/East/LingdumZurmang.aspx). *Ecclesiastical Affairs Department, Government of Sikkim*. Retrieved 2018-02-24.

1. ["Lingdum Monastery"](http://www.sikkimstdc.com/GeneralPages/Details/Lingdum-Monastery/76/Details.aspx). *Official Web Portal of Sikkim Tourism Development Corporation*. Retrieved 2018-02-24.

## External links

- [Lingdum Monastery, Ranka](http://www.sikkimstdc.com/GeneralPages/Details/Lingdum-Monastery/76/Details.aspx)

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