Zemithang

  • On 17th April, 2023, Zemithang, the first stop of the 14th Dalai Lama during his flight from China-occupied Tibet in 1959, hosted a major Buddhist conference.
  • The conference, which was organised by the Indian Himalayan Council of Nalanda Buddhist Tradition (IHCNBT).
  • The conference was held at Gorsam Stupa, a place of great importance to Buddhists.
  • Zemithang or Zimithang, in the Pangchen Valley, is a village and the last circle headquarters bordering Bhutan and Tibet.
  • The place on the bank of the Nyamjang Chu (river) is about 96 km from Tawang, the district headquarters.
  • The village of Zemithang, which means "sand ....
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