Sankhu

Sacred site

2013

Sankhu, Sacred Vajrayogini Temple and Milarepa Meditation Caves

Sankhu is a small village in the
east of the Kathmandu Valley,
in Nepal. It is a sacred site of
Buddhism associated with
Vajrayogini, as well as an
important Hindu shrine. It is
considered one of the oldest of
the Kathmandu Valley and
records go back as far as the
5th century AD.
The village of Sankhu, a 45
minute drive from Kathmandu,
offers visitors the opportunity
to explore a traditional
Buddhist monastery, 1500
year-old meditation caves and a
sacred Vajrayogini temple complex. The temple and meditation caves are accessed by climbing up stone
steps located behind the monastery. Advanced Buddhist masters from ancient India, including the 80
Mahasiddhas meditated for years in these caves and attained high spiritual realization and meditation
powers. One cave is well known as the dwelling place of Tibets greatest saint and poet, Milarepa, who
composed spontaneous songs of realization from his meditation seat in the cave.
Built in 1655, the Vajrayogini temple complex is a
magnificent example of Newari architecture boasting
tiered roofs of sheet copper, beautiful wood-carvings,
repose work and stone statues. Vajrayogini is an important
tantric meditation deity of Tibetan & Indian Buddhism.
Deities in the Buddhist tradition are not external gods, but
are representations of ones own enlightened qualities. The
blessings of all the masters who practiced meditation and
attained realization there are very much perceptible in
these sacred sites, temples and caves today.

Price: 35 per pax based on two pax. (If you need a guide total price 50 per pax) combine with Namo
Buddha 45 per pax, with guide 60 per pax.
Included: Private transport; excluded: entrance fees etc.
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