Address: 180 km away from Gangtok
City: Gangtok
State: Sikkim
Location: East India
Year of Construction: 1717 AD
Constructed By: Ngadak Sempa Chembo
Type of Construction: Medieval
Type of Building: Monastery
Religion: Buddhism
Best Time: March - May and October - December.
Accomodation: Accomodations are available at Gangtok.
Accesibility: Gangtok is very well connected to the other cities and the nearest airport is in Bagdogra in West Bengal which is more that 160kms away.


Tashiding Monastery is located in West Sikkim at a distance of 145 Kilometers from Gangtok. Tashiding Monastery holds a strategic position on the top of a hill between Rathong and Rangit rivers. Tashiding Monastery has one unique characteristic the monastery is gold topped. It is regarded as one of the holiest Buddhist Gompas in Sikkim.




About Tashiding monastery Temple in Gangtok Sikkim :
Tashiding Monastery in Sikkim lies on the top of a hill that looms up between the Rathong river and the Rangit river with the back drop of the sacred Mt. Khang-chen-Dzonga. Built in the year 1717 by Ngadak Sempa Chembo during the reign of the third Chogyal Chakdor Namgyal Tashiding Monastery Sikkim is another important monastery belonging to the Nyingmapa order.There are also many chortans dedicated to some Chogyals and some religious personalities of Sikkim. Carved skillfully on stone plates surrounding the monastery are holly Buddhist mantras like "Om Mane Padme Hum" by the master crafts man Yanchong Lodil..