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Welcome to our Sacred Sties Tour Guide:
We are sure you are going to enjoy these wonderful sites full of beautiful people and tremendous history.
From ancient lakes and mystical caves to some of the richest landscapes and mountains to the Home of some of most Spiritual
Beings on the Planet today.
During each tour to Dharmsala we visit several of these wonderful locations. We time our visit to ensure you with a richness in both
spiritual beauty and live opportunity to attend some of the most Ancient Spiritual Practices of Tibet and attendance to the Teachings
and Programs of their highly regarded Spiritual Teachers.
Tso Pema
We are sure you are going to enjoy these wonderful sites full of beautiful people and tremendous history.
From ancient lakes and mystical caves to some of the richest landscapes and mountains to the Home of some of most Spiritual
Beings on the Planet today.
During each tour to Dharmsala we visit several of these wonderful locations. We time our visit to ensure you with a richness in both
spiritual beauty and live opportunity to attend some of the most Ancient Spiritual Practices of Tibet and attendance to the Teachings
and Programs of their highly regarded Spiritual Teachers.
Tso Pema
Tour to Dharmsala Fall 2008
Guru Padmasambhava is renowned as founder of Buddhism in Tibet and the
principal guru-deity of the Nyingma school.
Guru Padmasambhava himself is emanations of Buddhas, the mind emanation of
Buddha Amitabha, the body emanation of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva and speech
emanation of Buddha Shakyamuni.
Padmasambhava was incarnated as an 8 year old child appearing in a lotus
blossom floating in Lake Dhanakosha, in the kingdom of Uddiyana. The king of the
Odiyana, Indrabodhi, brought him back to his palace and crowned him as the
prince of the kingdom.
Padmasambhava perceived that since politics is contradictory to his pursuing of
enlightenment, he abdicated thereafter. He then went to Bodhgaya and many
places receiving teachings from many great scholars, masters and Dakinis.
He accomplished the common and uncommon siddhis, comprehended and
accomplished the whole canon of the three baskets of Vinaya, Sutra and
Abhidharma, as well as the teachings of the outer and inner secret mantra, oral
transmissions, and the pith instructions of the highest and innermost tantra of
Atiyoga. The mandalas and Buddhas displayed their forms in front of him
spontaneously. Thus he showed the signs of perfect level of complete awareness.
Padmasambhava visited and stayed in many places in India, Nepal and Tibet.
These places were blessed by Padmasambhava and became sacred till now. For
example, he practised the Vishuda deity at the cave of Yanglashod in Nepal. And,
He took his wife, Mandarava, to the mountain cave of Maratika, known as Halesha
in present day in Nepal, where they performed the accomplishment rituals of
longevity for three months and actualised the immortal Vajra body.
principal guru-deity of the Nyingma school.
Guru Padmasambhava himself is emanations of Buddhas, the mind emanation of
Buddha Amitabha, the body emanation of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva and speech
emanation of Buddha Shakyamuni.
Padmasambhava was incarnated as an 8 year old child appearing in a lotus
blossom floating in Lake Dhanakosha, in the kingdom of Uddiyana. The king of the
Odiyana, Indrabodhi, brought him back to his palace and crowned him as the
prince of the kingdom.
Padmasambhava perceived that since politics is contradictory to his pursuing of
enlightenment, he abdicated thereafter. He then went to Bodhgaya and many
places receiving teachings from many great scholars, masters and Dakinis.
He accomplished the common and uncommon siddhis, comprehended and
accomplished the whole canon of the three baskets of Vinaya, Sutra and
Abhidharma, as well as the teachings of the outer and inner secret mantra, oral
transmissions, and the pith instructions of the highest and innermost tantra of
Atiyoga. The mandalas and Buddhas displayed their forms in front of him
spontaneously. Thus he showed the signs of perfect level of complete awareness.
Padmasambhava visited and stayed in many places in India, Nepal and Tibet.
These places were blessed by Padmasambhava and became sacred till now. For
example, he practised the Vishuda deity at the cave of Yanglashod in Nepal. And,
He took his wife, Mandarava, to the mountain cave of Maratika, known as Halesha
in present day in Nepal, where they performed the accomplishment rituals of
longevity for three months and actualised the immortal Vajra body.
Join us in exploring many of the most scared
sites of Northern India! and explore the
richness of the Tibetan Culture and heritage!
sites of Northern India! and explore the
richness of the Tibetan Culture and heritage!
Another most beautiful stop we will make is the Highly regarded Sherbling Monastry home of H.H. The 17th
Karmapa's Root Guru. We will be visiting during the Annual Summer/Fall teachings there. This is a most highly
honored privelage. Our Tibetan Guides work with the Abbots and ensure us a wonderful time in the village
area of Sherabling! To attend just one day of the summer teachings is said to purify karmas from several life
times!
To view the most beautiful photos please visit Sherabling
Karmapa's Root Guru. We will be visiting during the Annual Summer/Fall teachings there. This is a most highly
honored privelage. Our Tibetan Guides work with the Abbots and ensure us a wonderful time in the village
area of Sherabling! To attend just one day of the summer teachings is said to purify karmas from several life
times!
To view the most beautiful photos please visit Sherabling