Set against the incredible backdrop of Kanchenjunga, Bhutia Basti in Darjeeling is home to one of the oldest and most venerated Buddhist monasteries of the region. Originally built on Observatory Hill in 1765, the monastery in its present location was rebuilt by the Chogyals (kings) of Sikkim in 1879. Affairs of the Bhutia Basti are managed by Sikkim’s Ecclesiastical Affairs Department.
Bhutia Basti monastery belongs to the Red Sect of Buddhists. You will find the original copy of the Buddhism's guide to the afterlife, The Tibetan Book of the Dead in the monastery.
The main prayer hall of the monastery houses a statue of Buddha in a glass case. You will also find the statues of Tara Devi and goddess Lakshmiswari with thousand eyes and hands in the Bhutia Basti monastery which is adorned with large murals and paintings depicting sense from the life of the Buddha.
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