The Zemithang Circle is the last administrative division of India on the border with the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, along the border with Bhutan in the west.[2][3][4] It has a population of 2,498 people by the 2011 census, distributed in 18 villages. The Zemithang Circle and the Dudunghar Circle to its south, together make up a community development block.[5] Zemithang's border with Tibet, along the Namka Chu and Sumdorong Chu valleys, is disputed with China.[6]
Gorsam Chorten (Tibetan: གོར་ཟམ་མཆོད་རྟེན།) is a Buddhist stupa (chorten) in Gorsam, 3 km southwest of the Zemithang village. The history of the stupa remained unknown as the only written records of it were either lost or destroyed.[8] Legend has it that it was built sometime between 12-14th century by a local Buddhist monk named Lama Sangye Pradhar to ward off evil spirits in the village.[8] As he travelled to Bhutan and subsequently Kathmandu, Nepal to raise funds for the stupa, he was fascinated by the Boudhanath Stupa[9] (some sources[8] cited the Swayambhunath Stupa) and carved a miniature of it out of a radish. He brought the radish sculpture back to Zemithang, where Gorsam Chorten was built as a replica stupa based on it. It was said that the Zemithang stupa is different from the Kathmandu original owing to the radish miniature that had shrivelled.[8] The stupa is roughly 28 m high and is the site of annual Gorsam Kora festival where reportedly thousands of Buddhists attend.[9]
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Nature near Zemithang
Mountains of Zemithang
Tawang district
NotesEdit
^also Zimithang or Jemeithang;[1], also Tibetan: བྱེ་མའི་ཐང།, Wylie: bye ma'i thang
ReferencesEdit
^Kalita, Kangkan (2023-03-21). "Tree planted by 14th Dalai Lama near LAC in Arunachal a big hit". Retrieved 2023-06-02.
^ Sang Khandu (APCS, Circle Officer, Bomdila). "Leaves of Pangchen" (PDF). Retrieved 12 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
^ Chowdhary, Charu (2019-07-23). "Zemithang: An Oasis of Calm And Tranquility in Arunachal Pradesh". India.com. Retrieved 2021-07-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "Community from Zemithang Valley bags award for forest conservation". www.wwfindia.org. WWF-India. 10 December 2015. Retrieved 2021-07-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^Tawang District Census Handbook, Part A(PDF), Directorate of Census Operations, Arunachal Pradesh, 2011, pp. 28, 77
^ ab"Taking the high road: India infrastructure drive counters China". RFI. 2023-05-04. Retrieved 2023-07-07.
^ ab"How the Dalai Lama escaped to Arunachal Pradesh 58 years back". Indian Express. 2020-07-06. Retrieved 2023-07-07.
^ abcdS. Banerjee, Partha (2003-03-16). "The solitary splendour of a stupa in the wilderness". The Tribune - Sunday. Retrieved 2023-07-07.
zemithang, tibetan, ཐང, wylie, thang, pangchen, tibetan, wylie, spang, chen, village, headquarters, eponymous, circle, tawang, district, indian, state, arunachal, pradesh, bank, nyamjang, river, which, originates, tibet, enters, india, from, north, near, local. Zemithang Tibetan བ མ ཐང Wylie bye ma thang a or Pangchen Tibetan ས ང ཆ ན Wylie spang chen is a village and the headquarters of an eponymous circle in the Tawang district of Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh It is on the bank of the Nyamjang Chu river which originates in Tibet and enters India from the north near the locality called Khinzemane Zemithang PangchenVillageGorsam ChortenZemithang CircleZemithangLocation in Arunachal Pradesh IndiaShow map of Arunachal PradeshZemithangZemithang India Show map of IndiaCoordinates 27 42 38 N 91 43 48 E 27 7106891 N 91 7300530 E 27 7106891 91 7300530Country IndiaStateArunachal PradeshDistrictTawangElevation2 120 m 6 960 ft Population 2011 Total2 498Time zoneUTC 5 30 IST The Zemithang Circle is the last administrative division of India on the border with the Tibet Autonomous Region of China along the border with Bhutan in the west 2 3 4 It has a population of 2 498 people by the 2011 census distributed in 18 villages The Zemithang Circle and the Dudunghar Circle to its south together make up a community development block 5 Zemithang s border with Tibet along the Namka Chu and Sumdorong Chu valleys is disputed with China 6 Zemithang was the first point in India that the 14th Dalai Lama arrived in India as he fled China for India in 1959 following the Chinese occupation of Tibet 6 He settled at the Tawang Monastery 70 km southeast on 30 March before moving on a month later to Uttarakhand to meet then Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru 7 The Dalai Lama has reportedly recalled the area emotionally as a place where I had enjoyed freedom for the first time 7 Contents 1 Gorsam Chorten 2 Gallery 3 Notes 4 ReferencesGorsam Chorten EditGorsam Chorten Tibetan ག ར ཟམ མཆ ད ར ན is a Buddhist stupa chorten in Gorsam 3 km southwest of the Zemithang village The history of the stupa remained unknown as the only written records of it were either lost or destroyed 8 Legend has it that it was built sometime between 12 14th century by a local Buddhist monk named Lama Sangye Pradhar to ward off evil spirits in the village 8 As he travelled to Bhutan and subsequently Kathmandu Nepal to raise funds for the stupa he was fascinated by the Boudhanath Stupa 9 some sources 8 cited the Swayambhunath Stupa and carved a miniature of it out of a radish He brought the radish sculpture back to Zemithang where Gorsam Chorten was built as a replica stupa based on it It was said that the Zemithang stupa is different from the Kathmandu original owing to the radish miniature that had shrivelled 8 The stupa is roughly 28 m high and is the site of annual Gorsam Kora festival where reportedly thousands of Buddhists attend 9 Gallery Edit Nature near Zemithang Mountains of Zemithang Tawang districtNotes Edit also Zimithang or Jemeithang 1 also Tibetan བ མའ ཐང Wylie bye ma i thangReferences Edit Kalita Kangkan 2023 03 21 Tree planted by 14th Dalai Lama near LAC in Arunachal a big hit Retrieved 2023 06 02 Sang Khandu APCS Circle Officer Bomdila Leaves of Pangchen PDF Retrieved 12 July 2021 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link CS1 maint uses authors parameter link Chowdhary Charu 2019 07 23 Zemithang An Oasis of Calm And Tranquility in Arunachal Pradesh India com Retrieved 2021 07 12 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Community from Zemithang Valley bags award for forest conservation www wwfindia org WWF India 10 December 2015 Retrieved 2021 07 12 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Tawang District Census Handbook Part A PDF Directorate of Census Operations Arunachal Pradesh 2011 pp 28 77 a b Taking the high road India infrastructure drive counters China RFI 2023 05 04 Retrieved 2023 07 07 a b How the Dalai Lama escaped to Arunachal Pradesh 58 years back Indian Express 2020 07 06 Retrieved 2023 07 07 a b c d S Banerjee Partha 2003 03 16 The solitary splendour of a stupa in the wilderness The Tribune Sunday Retrieved 2023 07 07 a b Gorsam Chorten Zemithang Tawang Government of Arunachal Pradesh 2023 06 28 Retrieved 2023 07 07 This Indian location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Zemithang amp oldid 1164038595, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
