Main monastery building, Rumtek Gompa Complex, Gangtok, Sikkim, India, Asia

Rumtek Monastery (Dharmachakra Centre), founded by Wangchuk Dorje, 9th Karmapa Lama, Sikkim, India, Asia

Rumtek Monastery (Dharmachakra Centre) founded by Wangchuk Dorje, 9th Karmapa Lama, Sikkim, India, Asia

Main monastery building, Rumtek Gompa Complex, Gangtok, Sikkim, India, Asia

A low angle view of the beautifully painted doors and ceiling of the entrance to Rumtek monastery, the seat of the Karmapa located in Gangtok, Sikkim, India, Asia

The empty courtyard of the Rumtek monastery, a tourist attraction and home of the Karmapa and Karma Kagyu order of Buddhism located in Gangtok, Sikkim, India, Asia

The beautifully decorated doors and ceiling at the entrance to the Rumtek monastery, home of the Karma Kagyu line of Tibetan buddhism, in Gangtok, Sikkim, India. Vertical

Rows of traditional Buddhist butter lamps lined up in a storage room at the Rumtek Monastery in Gangtok, Sikkim, India, Asia

A sign indicates the room containing traditional Buddhist butter lamps at the Rumtek Monastery in Gangtok, Sikkim, India, Asia

The inscribed pillar at the center of the Rumtek Monastery courtyard details the history of the monastery located in Gangtok, Sikkim, India, Asia