| Rumtek Monastery | |
|---|---|
 Rumtek Monastery | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Tibetan Buddhism |
| Sect | Karma Kagyu |
| Location | |
| Location | Near Gangtok, Sikkim, India |
| Country | India |
  Location within Sikkim | |
| Geographic coordinates | 27°17′19″N 88°33′41″E / 27.28861°N 88.56139°E |
| Architecture | |
| Founder | Wangchuk Dorje, 9th Karmapa Lama |
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Rumtek Monastery (Tibetan: རུམ་ཐེག་དགོན་པ་, Wylie: rum theg dgon pa), also called the Dharma Chakra Centre, is a gompa located in the Indian state of Sikkim near the capital Gangtok. It is the seat in exile of the Gyalwang Karmapa, inaugurated in 1966 by the 16th Karmapa. It is also a focal point for the sectarian tensions within the Karma Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism that characterize the 17th Karmapa controversy.