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[[Image:Taksang2.jpg|thumb|300px|The Taktsang Monastery in Paro, Bhutan]] | [[Image:Taksang2.jpg|thumb|300px|The Taktsang Monastery in Paro, Bhutan]] | ||
[[Image:Taktsang.jpg|thumb|300px|Another view on Taktsang Monastery]] | [[Image:Taktsang.jpg|thumb|300px|Another view on Taktsang Monastery]] | ||
'''Taktsang Monastery''' or '''Paro Taktsang''' ( | '''Taktsang Monastery''' or '''Paro Taktsang''' (Tib. སྤ་གྲོ་སྟག་ཚང་, Wyl. ''spa gro stag tshang'') is situated on a nearly vertical cliff at 3,000m altitude north of Paro in Bhutan. It is one of thirteen Tigeress’ Lairs (Tib. ''[[Taktsang]]'')—the places where [[Padmasambhava]] manifested in the wrathful form of [[Dorje Drolö]]. There, Guru Rinpoche meditated on the [[Kagyé]] cycle. After him, many great masters practised there, including [[Milarepa]], [[Padampa Sangye]], [[Machik Lapdrön]] and [[Thangtong Gyalpo]]. | ||
Use [http://earth.google.com Google Earth] for a view of the Taktsang area: [[media:taktsang.kmz|Taktsang Monastery]] | Use [http://earth.google.com Google Earth] for a view of the Taktsang area: [[media:taktsang.kmz|Taktsang Monastery]] | ||
Revision as of 18:53, 28 January 2017
Taktsang Monastery or Paro Taktsang (Tib. སྤ་གྲོ་སྟག་ཚང་, Wyl. spa gro stag tshang) is situated on a nearly vertical cliff at 3,000m altitude north of Paro in Bhutan. It is one of thirteen Tigeress’ Lairs (Tib. Taktsang)—the places where Padmasambhava manifested in the wrathful form of Dorje Drolö. There, Guru Rinpoche meditated on the Kagyé cycle. After him, many great masters practised there, including Milarepa, Padampa Sangye, Machik Lapdrön and Thangtong Gyalpo.
Use Google Earth for a view of the Taktsang area: Taktsang Monastery
Alternative Names
- Taktshang Monastery