Tholung Monastery

This monastery (Rigdzin Chhodubling) locates in remotest part of upper Dzongu, which is one of the most sacred monasteries in Sikkim. Tholung literally means Tho or Thowa=means Areasima, Lung or Lunga means- place or country. Some people believed that it is 'Dolung' the stony place. However, it is a place where divine beings reside and purity remains.