Sikkim Research Institute of Tibetology(SRIT)

Distance -  km ( from Gangtok )
 
Entry Fee - Rs.
this internationally acclaimed centre of Tibetan Studies & Research houses a vast collection of rare Buddhist books, manuscripts and over 200 Buddhist icons.

About a kilometer downhill from the main market of Gangtok, amidst a small forest of oak, magnolia and birch trees stands the Institute of Tibetology. The building accommodating the Institute is an example of Tibetan architecture. It is world renowned and is one of the few of its kind. It has one of the world's largest collection of books and rare manuscripts on the subject of Mahayana Buddhism plus many religious works of art and incredibly finely executed silk embroidered

Technology(SRIT), has since become one of the most prestigious depository of Tibetan literature, rare manuscripts, paintings, thangkas, statues and religious objects and other works of art and history.

This institute was established to promote research on the language and traditions of Tibet as well as the Mahayana sect of Buddhism. There are about 30 thousand volumes, mostly xylographs, (xylographs are documents that are printed using wooden slabs that have the matter embossed on them in the reverse) translations of the original teachings of the Lord Buddha, and treatises by distinguished Buddhist scholars from different parts of the world. The museum at the Institute consists of rare collection of antiques like statues, coins and thangkas which are scrolls with paintings on them. This institute is a premier institute in the world that conducts. research in the language and culture of Tibet. It has on its faculty eminent scholars. 

The library and museum of the Institute are open to the public on all days including holidays and Sundays. An entry fees of Rs 2/- is charged. The foundation stone of the Institute was laid in February 1957 by the Dalai Lama and if was inaugurated by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru in October 1958.