Welcome to the Guru Rinpoche Padmasambhava Tour in Nepal and Bhutan. This is a great blessing for the Vajrayana Buddhism tantric devotees. The tour will take you back to the 8th-century monuments and caves. The journey follows the path of Guru Rinpoche and glorifies his enlightenment and immortality. The trip connects with significant events in his life and teachings.
Several Guru Rinpoche-related caves and monasteries exist in Nepal. We have traced out some important and accessible Guru Rinpoche sites in Nepal.
Major Guru Rinpoche Sites in Nepal
Asura and Yanglesho Cave
Maratika Cave and Mandarava Cave
Yarinak Cave-Temal
Chumik Changchup
Changkhala
Major Guru Rinpoche (Padmasambhava) Sites in Bhutan
Paro Taktsang (Tiger's Nest Monastery)
The picturesque Paro Taktsang (Tiger’s Nest Monastery) is above at 900 meters the wonderful Paro Valley. This iconic site of Bhutan is deeply connected with the meditation life of Guru Rinpoche (Padmasambhava). According to the mythology, Guru Rinpoche had flown there on the back of a tigress.
Kurje Lhakhang
The sacred site of Bumthang Valley, Kurje Lhakhang holds a different attraction as a place where Guru Rinpoche (Padmasambhava) meditated. The cave contains his body imprint, and the site is considered one of the most sacred in Bhutan.
Shuk Drak Goenpa
Shuk Drak Gompa is Situated in the Bumthang District, which is one of the four sacred cliffs where Guru Rinpoche meditated to gain the power to subdue the local deity Shelging Karpo. Travelers will see the footprints of Padmasambhava and his consort Yeshe Tsogyal.
Zangdopelri Monastery
Zangdopelri Monastery is a celestial abode of Guru Padmasambhava in the Paro Valley. It is a copper mountain paradise that serves as a meditation and pilgrimage zone, reflecting the heavenly realm related to Guru Padmasambhava.
Singye Dzong
Located in the Lhuentse district, the Singye Dzong is globally renowned as a meditation site of the second Buddha- Guru Rinpoche. In the rock formation, there resembles a lion, which is associated with the Guru Rinpoche's enlightened activity.
These above-mentioned sites resemble how rich is Bhutan in terms of culture and cultural prosperity that entices thousands of travelers and Buddhist devotees around the globe.
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