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Principal seat of the Karma Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism, rebuilt in Sikkim, India, in the 1960s by the 16th Karmapa as a replica of Tibet's Tsurphu Monastery.
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Rumtek Monastery ranks #134 of 176 in the Shrine ranking, behind Iwashimizu Hachimangu, ahead of Nonomiya Shrine.
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Rumtek Monastery scores 6.81/10 (Fair) on Lunoo, making it rated in the Shrine category.
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