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[[Image:Yanglesho.JPG|frame|Yangleshö cave in Pharping]] | [[Image:Yanglesho.JPG|frame|Yangleshö cave in Pharping]] | ||
'''Yangleshö cave''' - a sacred cave of [[Guru Rinpoche]] in [[Pharping]], near | '''Yangleshö cave''' - a sacred cave of [[Guru Rinpoche]] in [[Pharping]], near Kathmandu, Nepal. In ''[[A Great Treasure of Blessings]]'' it says: | ||
:Then at Yangleshö, present day [[Pharping]] in Nepal, he practised the sadhana of [[Yangdak Heruka]] with the consort [[Shakyadevi]], daughter of a king of Nepal. Powerful spirits caused a three year drought, with famine and disease, and Padmasambhava asked his teachers in India for a teaching to counter them. Two men returned, laden with the tantras and commentaries of [[Vajrakilaya]], and the moment they arrived, the obstacles were pacified. Guru Rinpoche and Shakyadevi both attained the third [[vidyadhara]] level, ‘vidyadhara of the great seal, or mahamudra’. Guru Rinpoche recognized that Yangdak is like a merchant engaging in trade—the achievement can be great, but so can the obstacles, whereas Vajrakilaya is like an armed escort; he is needed to guard against obstacles and overcome them. He then composed [[sadhana]]s of Yangdak and Vajrakilaya combined, and bound the guardians of Vajrakilaya to protect the teachings. | :Then at Yangleshö, present day [[Pharping]] in Nepal, he practised the sadhana of [[Yangdak Heruka]] with the consort [[Shakyadevi]], daughter of a king of Nepal. Powerful spirits caused a three year drought, with famine and disease, and Padmasambhava asked his teachers in India for a teaching to counter them. Two men returned, laden with the tantras and commentaries of [[Vajrakilaya]], and the moment they arrived, the obstacles were pacified. Guru Rinpoche and Shakyadevi both attained the third [[vidyadhara]] level, ‘vidyadhara of the great seal, or mahamudra’. Guru Rinpoche recognized that Yangdak is like a merchant engaging in trade—the achievement can be great, but so can the obstacles, whereas Vajrakilaya is like an armed escort; he is needed to guard against obstacles and overcome them. He then composed [[sadhana]]s of Yangdak and Vajrakilaya combined, and bound the guardians of Vajrakilaya to protect the teachings. | ||
Revision as of 13:02, 24 September 2007
Yangleshö cave - a sacred cave of Guru Rinpoche in Pharping, near Kathmandu, Nepal. In A Great Treasure of Blessings it says:
- Then at Yangleshö, present day Pharping in Nepal, he practised the sadhana of Yangdak Heruka with the consort Shakyadevi, daughter of a king of Nepal. Powerful spirits caused a three year drought, with famine and disease, and Padmasambhava asked his teachers in India for a teaching to counter them. Two men returned, laden with the tantras and commentaries of Vajrakilaya, and the moment they arrived, the obstacles were pacified. Guru Rinpoche and Shakyadevi both attained the third vidyadhara level, ‘vidyadhara of the great seal, or mahamudra’. Guru Rinpoche recognized that Yangdak is like a merchant engaging in trade—the achievement can be great, but so can the obstacles, whereas Vajrakilaya is like an armed escort; he is needed to guard against obstacles and overcome them. He then composed sadhanas of Yangdak and Vajrakilaya combined, and bound the guardians of Vajrakilaya to protect the teachings.