Overview
Guru Rinpoche (Padmasambhava) Vajrayana Pilgrimage Tour in Nepal is a uniquely outstanding tour designed for the Vajrayana devotees.The tour takes you to the major sacred sites of Nepal, where Guru Rinpoche (Padmasambhava) meditated and enlightened. The itinerary of this tour has been customized based on our previous experiences or organizing tours.
Following the places where Guru Rinpoche meditated and appeared in various forms, the tour starts from Kathmandu, exploring the sites of Pharping. Asura Caves are the renowned points.
Maratika Cave of eastern Nepal is immensely renowned around the globe. It is not only for the Buddhists but also for Hindu and Kirant devotees. It is such a powerful place, where Guru Rinpoche achieved immortality. Similarly, Yarinag (Yarinak) of Temal Kavre district comes on the way while driving back from Maratika. It is highly recommended to visit if you follow the significant sites of Guru Rinpoche and His power.
Likewise, Namobuddha Monastery,Bhaktapur Durbar Square, Milarepa Cave, Vajrayogini Temple, Tiloppa Cave, and Naropa Cave of Pashupatinath, Guiheshori, Boudhanath Stupa, Patan Durbar Square and Vajrayogini temple, Swayambhunath stupa are major places that this tour covers.
Major Attractions of Guru Rinpoche (Padmasambhava) Vajrayana Pilgrimage Tour in Nepal
Pharping Asura Cave and Yangleshö Cave
Maratika Cave (Halesi Mahadev) and its significance to devotees
In Kirant mythology, Maratika cave is their ancestral cave, where their ancestor Raechhakule (Khokchilipa) also known as Hetchhakuppa remained inside.
In Hindu mythology, it is believed that Maratika-Halesi is an abode of Lord Mahadev, hiding from the demon- Bhasmasur. Thousands of pilgrimage seekers visit this place to pay homage.
In Buddhism, Maratika Cave is one of the six supreme pilgrimage sites in the world and very special for Vajrayana practitioners. Those people looking for a long life prefer to visit this sacred site in eastern Nepal. It is here that Guru Rinpoche, with his consort Mandarava, achieved immortal life through the practice of Amitayus.
Yarinag (Yarinak)- Temal, Kavre
Yarinag (Yarinak) of Temal Kavre district is one of the most important meditation places of Guru Rinpoche. It is also known as the ‘Phurba of Approach’. Guru Rinpoche (Padmasambhava) took the figure of Dükyi Shechen, who removed obstacles and provided protection. Guru Rinpoche practiced Vajrakilaya and slayed demons. Major things not to miss to see at Yarinag (Yarinak)
- Tiger’s head
- Drum, conch shell, and trumpet
- Phurba or Kila-dagger
- Sogshing (“tree of life-force”)
- Gargyen (“round ornament of the torma”)
Namobuddha (THRANGU TASHI YANGTSE MONASTERY)
Namobuddha monastery is of a Kagyu tradition: a monastic college focused on the study of Buddhist philosophy, a practice assembly focused on meditation, and an activity contingent focused on various aspects of work at the monastery.
– 6-storied main temple building
– Medical Clinic
– Shree Mangal Dip Branch School
– Monks’ quarters
– A monastic college
Namobudda (literally means newborn Buddha). There is a story of a prince who feeds his flesh to a hungry tigress to make her alive and feed her cubs. When the people came to search for the prince, there were only bones. They are engraved here. The prince is taken as a rebirth of Lord Buddha.
Birth Assumptions in Buddhism
- By birth
- From egg
- From sweat
- By superpower: Without sexual intercourse, born with divine power. It is believed that Guru Rinpoche spontaneously appeared in the center of a lotus
Highlights
- Maratika Cave (Halesi Mahadev)
- Namobuddha (Thrangu Tashi Monastery) and Yarinag (Yarinak)- Temal, Kavre
- Asura Cave and Yangleshö in Pharping
- Milarepa Cave and Sankhu Vajrayogini
- UNESCO Listed Buddhist world heritage sites
- Naropa and Tiloppa Caves in Pashupatinath Square
