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Milarepa Cave, Sankhu, Nepal

This is a cave where Milarepa was in Sadhana. There is a place to sit and meditate up to 5 people at once inside the cave at once. You can go into meditative states here effortlessly.

How to Get There:
On the way towards Varjrayogini temple in Sankhu, ask people about ‘Milarepa Meditation Village Pvt. Ltd.’. This center is on the left of the road. The cave lies 100 m behind the meditation center.

Map: https://goo.gl/maps/dc4VVMmaHcWBsSoB9

About Milarepa
Jetsun Milarepa (c. 1052-c. 1135 CE) is generally considered one of Tibet’s most famous yogis and poets, a student of Marpa Lotsawa, and a major figure in the history of the Kagyu (Bka’-brgyud) school of Tibetan Buddhism. The essence of Milarepa lies in his writings rather than the legends that have grown up around him. The writings, often referred to as the Songs of Milarepa, are canonical Mahayana Buddhist texts and in particular emphasize the temporary nature of the physical body and the need for non-attachment. In contrast, the legends of Milarepa’s life are full of references to magic and lack the same sense of devout non-attachment. They are popularly known from the romanticized biography Mi-la-rnam-thar by Gtsang-smyon he-ru-ka rus-pa’i-rgyan-can (1452-1507); although they may be of questionable historic validity, the biographical details given in this article are based upon this account or its derivatives.

This is a cave where Milarepa was in Sadhana. There is a place to sit and meditate up to 5 people at once inside the cave at once. You can go into meditative states here effortlessly.

How to Get There:
On the way towards Varjrayogini temple in Sankhu, ask people about ‘Milarepa Meditation Village Pvt. Ltd.’. This center is on the left of the road. The cave lies 100 m behind the meditation center.

Map: https://goo.gl/maps/dc4VVMmaHcWBsSoB9

About Milarepa
Jetsun Milarepa (c. 1052-c. 1135 CE) is generally considered one of Tibet’s most famous yogis and poets, a student of Marpa Lotsawa, and a major figure in the history of the Kagyu (Bka’-brgyud) school of Tibetan Buddhism. The essence of Milarepa lies in his writings rather than the legends that have grown up around him. The writings, often referred to as the Songs of Milarepa, are canonical Mahayana Buddhist texts and in particular emphasize the temporary nature of the physical body and the need for non-attachment. In contrast, the legends of Milarepa’s life are full of references to magic and lack the same sense of devout non-attachment. They are popularly known from the romanticized biography Mi-la-rnam-thar by Gtsang-smyon he-ru-ka rus-pa’i-rgyan-can (1452-1507); although they may be of questionable historic validity, the biographical details given in this article are based upon this account or its derivatives.

Type

Sadhana Place

Country

Nepal (नेपाल)

State

Bagmati

Town

Sankhu

Google Map

https://goo.gl/maps/dc4VVMmaHcWBsSoB9

Longitude

27.7406923

Latitude

85.4608951

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Accessibility

Close access, place to sit and meditate upto 5 inside the cave at once

Read More

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dakshinkali_Temple

How To Get There

On the way towards Varjrayogini temple in Sankhu, ask people about 'Milarepa Meditation Village Pvt. Ltd.'. This resort is on the left of the road. The cave lies 100 m behind the resort.