The largest state of northeast, Arunachal Pradesh is an abode of some really significant Buddhist monasteries. A visit to them is high on the list of any Buddhist tourist to the state.

The most significant of these monasteries are Tawang Monastery, Bomdila Monastery and Urgelling Monastery. The first of these, established in 1860-61, is the largest monastery of India and second largest in Asia. Just five kilometres away from Tawang lies the Urgelling Monastery, the birthplace of His Holi Highness, the sixth Dalai Lama. Both these monasteries are associated with the Lamaistic faith of the Mahayana school of Buddhism and the Bomdilla Monastery, too, follows the same faith.


Apart from these three, other monasteries of Arunachal Pradesh include Taktsang Monastery and Rigyalling Monastery.

Details about all these monasteries are given in this section. The information will help you know more about them before you actually go there. Go through them and make your visit to Arunachal Pradesh Monasteries more interesting.