Nepal Series

Melodious Tambura of Delight: A Guide to Māratika Cave, Supreme Site of Immortality

by Chatral Rinpoche

Kyabje Chatral Rinpoche wrote this brief guide to the sacred Māratika cave at the request of his daughter, Sarasvatī. In a series of verses, he describes the significance of this powerful place of longevity — the "destroyer of death" is the literal meaning of its name — where Guru Padmasambhava and the Lady Mandāravā attained immortality.

Pilgrimage Pilgrimage Guides 18 Aug 2017

A Short Guide to Yangleshö in Nepal

by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö

This is a poetic guide to the sacred site of Yangleshö (yang le shod) near the village of Pharping to the south of the Kathmandu Valley, where it is said that Guru Padmasambhava attained the level of a Mahāmudrā vidyādhara. Jamyang Khyentse wrote the text following a series of visionary experiences; it has the quality of a revelation and ends with a series of cryptic prophecies.

Pilgrimage Praise Pilgrimage Guides 4 Feb 2018

Instilling Confidence and Trust: An Inventory of the Sacred Contents of the Jarung Khashor Stūpa

by Tulku Rigdzin Pema

Following the 2015 earthquake in Kathmandu, which severely damaged the Boudha Stūpa, Tulku Rigdzin Pema headed the Stūpa’s restoration. After the completion of his work, Rinpoche wrote this inventory (dkar chag) of the sacred items placed inside the stūpa during its restoration. He also explains how stūpas are filled with relics and the benefits of restoring and worshipping stūpas.

Consecration Karchak 24 Jul 2019

Liberation Upon Hearing: The History of the Great Jarung Kashor Stūpa

by Ngakchang Shakya Zangpo

In this famous history of the sacred stūpa of Boudha, Guru Padmasambhava recounts the stūpa's origins. In response to a request from King Trisong Deutsen, he tells how a humble poultry-woman first extracted a promise from the king and then built the stūpa together with her four sons, who were all later reborn as prominent figures in the introduction of Buddhism to Tibet. Padmasambhava also describes the benefits to be gained from circumambulating the stūpa and making offerings before it, and concludes with a series of prophecies concerning the stūpa's restoration.

History Pilgrimage Termas Prophecy Benefits 22 Dec 2017

A Brief Petitionary Offering to the Mātṛkā Pukkasī, Local Protectress of the Jarung Kashor Stūpa

by Dudjom Rinpoche

A brief petitionary offering (gsol mchod) to the mātṛkā Pukkasī, who is the local protectress of the sacred Jarung Kashor stūpa in Boudha, Nepal.

Dharma Protectors Pilgrimage 15 Nov 2018

In Praise of Yangleshö in Nepal

by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö

Verses in praise of the sacred site of Yangleshö (yang le shod) near the village of Pharping to the south of the Kathmandu Valley, where it is said that Guru Padmasambhava attained the level of a Mahāmudrā vidyādhara.

Pilgrimage Praise 10 Dec 2005

The White Lotus: In Praise of Lumbinī

by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö

Jamyang Khyentse composed this poem in praise of Lumbinī, the site of Buddha's birth and a major place of pilgrimage, during a visit in the late 1950s.

Pilgrimage Praise 19 Jun 2018

In Praise of the Hidden Valley of Kyimolung

by Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche

Having spent parts of his life in the hidden valley (sbas yul) of Kyimolung in Nubri, Nepal, Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche composed this eulogy in praise of its sacred landscape.

Pilgrimage 2 Aug 2018

Prayer to the Three Great Stūpas of Kathmandu

by Dudjom Rinpoche

A four-verse prayer to the three main stūpas of the Kathmandu Valley, i.e., Svayambhū (known to Tibetans as Pakpa Shingkun), Boudha (known to Tibetans as Jarung Khashor) and Namo Buddha.

Pilgrimage 27 Sep 2016

Short Prayer to the Three Great Stūpas of Nepal

by Dudjom Rinpoche

A two-verse supplication to the three main stūpas of the Kathmandu Valley, i.e., Svayambhū, Boudha and Namo Buddha.

Pilgrimage 1 Jan 2023

A Prayer to the Stūpa of Jarung Khashor in Boudha

by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö

Jamyang Khyentse composed this prayer at the actual site of the famous Boudha stūpa, known to Tibetans as "Jarung Khashor" (bya rung kha shor), while he was staying in the Kathmandu Valley in 1956/7.

Pilgrimage 26 Dec 2005

A Prayer to the Svayambhū Stūpa in Nepal

by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö

This short prayer, which is addressed directly to the sacred stūpa of Svayambhū (known to Tibetans as Pakpa Shingkun—“Noble All-Trees”) in Nepal, was composed at the site itself, and is part of a series of prayers addressed to the three major stūpas of the Kathmandu Valley.

Pilgrimage 28 Apr 2015

A Prayer to the Three Stūpas of Nepal

by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö

A prayer to the three main stūpas of the Kathmandu Valley: Jarung Khashor or Boudha, Svayambhū, and Namo Buddha, which commemorates the bodhisattva Mahāsattva's sacrifice to a starving tigress.

Pilgrimage 31 Jan 2018

Prayer of Aspiration to the Stūpa Commemorating the Bodily Sacrifice to the Tigress

by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö

This short prayer to the sacred stūpa at Namo Buddha, which commemorates the Buddha's sacrifice—during one of his previous lives—of his own body to feed a hungry tigress and her cubs, is part of a series of prayers addressed to the three major stūpas of the Kathmandu Valley.

Pilgrimage 2 Mar 2016

Auspicious Dance of Longevity: A Song for Touring the Sacred Sites of Nepal

by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö

A spontaneous song of joy, composed while on pilgrimage to Nepal in late 1956.

Songs and Poems Pilgrimage 20 Dec 2019

Upon Arriving at Yangleshö

by Khenchen Jigme Phuntsok

Composed at the cave of Yangleshö in Nepal, this spontaneous song praises the power of this sacred site, a place where Guru Padmasambhava once meditated and gained accomplishment, while also attesting to Khenchen Jigme Phuntsok's own poetic mastery and realization.

Pilgrimage Songs and Poems 9 Jul 2017

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