Sonada Monastery, Samdrub Darjay Chöling, is a monastery located in Darjeeling, India. It was founded in 1966 by Kalu Rinpoche in a formerly Geluk monastery. He established a three-year retreat center at Sonada. It served as Kalu Rinpoche's primary residence and as the international seat of the Shangpa Kagyu tradition. Kalu Rinpoche passed away at Sonada in 1989.
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Kalu Rinpoche, Christiane Buchet, and François Jacquemart. 1995. Excellent Buddhism: An Exemplary Life. San Francisco, Calif: Clear Point Press, p. 45.
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