Introduction
This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.Find sources: "Bylakuppe" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (October 2024) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Town in Karnataka, IndiaBylakuppeTownThree PillarsNickname: Mini TibetInteractive map of BylakuppeCoordinates: 12°24′15″N 76°01′42″E / 12.404270°N 76.028400°E / 12.404270; 76.028400Country IndiaStateKarnatakaDistrictMysore districtEstablished1959Named afterTourism pleasant climateTalukPiriyapatnaArea • Total10 km2 (3.9 sq mi)Elevation852 m (2,795 ft)Population (2011)(estimated)2021 • Total70,000 (including Tibetans) • Density7,000/km2 (18,000/sq mi)Languages • OfficialKannadaTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PIN571104Telephone code+91 8223Vehicle registrationKA-45Lok Sabha constituencyMysore-KodaguClimateTropical wet and dry (Köppen) Coffee Shop Taste of Tibet Tashi Lhunpo Monastery built in 2015 Bylakuppe is a region in Karnataka which is home to the Indian town Bylakuppe and several Tibetan settlements, established by Lugsum Samdupling (in 1961) and Dickyi Larsoe (in 1969). Bylakuppe is the largest Tibetan settlement in the world outside Tibet. It is located in Periyapatna Taluk of Mysore district in the Indian state of Karnataka. There are a number of monasteries and temples representing the major Tibetan Buddhist traditions, including the large educational monastic institution Sera Monastery, the smaller Tashi Lhunpo Monastery (both in the Gelug tradition) and Namdroling Monastery (in the Nyingma tradition). It also has Buddhist universities for advanced Buddhist practices.