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Asura Cave Temple is nested in a cliff above Pharping in the southern part of the Kathmandu Valley. The cave has an ancient history as it was here the tantric master Padmasambhava attained realization. To fulfill the 16th Karmapa’s wish, Kyabje Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche and later his son Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche developed the area around the cave to house traditional three-year retreatants, pilgrim guests and other short-term retreatants. In addition to pilgrims and retreatants, many elderly people come here to spend their last years cultivating love and deeper insights.
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Tsok Bum Series : Guru Tsokyé Nyingtik (The Lake-Born Guru’s Heart Essence)

Asura Cave Retreat Center Pharping,

Dear Dharma Friends, For the previous Tsok Bum—the accumulation of 100,000 Feast Offerings—of Lamé Tukdrup Barché Künsel, The Guru’s Heart Practice, we shared with you a short introduction to Guru Rinpoche, Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa, Lamé Tukdrup Barché Künsel the Feast Offering, and the sacred site of Asura Cave. For the upcoming tsok bum of Guru Tsokyé Nyingtik we would like to share with you a short biography of Jamyang Khyentsé Wangpo, who revealed the Guru Tsokyé Nyingtik, along with a […]

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