Pilgrimage Guides

Literary Genres › Pilgrimage Guides

English (6) | བོད་ཡིག (6)


Sengchen Namdrak

Courtesy of Chokgyur Lingpa Foundation

Further information:
Download this collection:

A series of guidebooks to sacred places:

Gawa Lung

A guide to Gawa Lung (dga' ba lung), the Valley of Joy, or Dorje Menlung (rdo rje sman lung), the Valley of Vajra Medicine, an ideal place for spiritual practice located in north-western Sikkim.

Māratika

Kyabje Chatral Rinpoche wrote this brief guide to the sacred Māratika cave at the request of his daughter, Sarasvatī. In a series of verses, he describes the significance of this powerful place of longevity — the "destroyer of death" is the literal meaning of its name — where Guru Padmasambhava and the Lady Mandāravā attained immortality.

Pemakö

This revealed treasure text (gter ma), included in the Könchok Chidü (dkon mchog spyi 'dus), contains prophecies about future degenerate times and is purportedly the first guidebook to the hidden land of Pemakö (here spelt Pemokö).

Sengchen Namdrak

A brief overview of the sacred site of Sengchen Namdrak (seng chen gnam brag), one of the twenty-five major sites of Kham, describing its significance as a location of terma revelation and consequent benefits as a place of pilgrimage.

Uḍḍiyāna

In this brief guide to Ujjain, most likely part of a personal pilgrimage diary, Chatral Rinpoche repeatedly refers to the city as Uḍḍiyāna. Ujjain is home to the Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga, one of the most famous temples dedicated to Lord Śiva, attracting thousands of devotees every day. Rinpoche concludes with a guide to Khoteshwar, identified here as the Sindhu Isle, birthplace of Guru Padmasambhava.

Yangleshö

This is a poetic guide to the sacred site of Yangleshö (yang le shod) near the village of Pharping to the south of the Kathmandu Valley, where it is said that Guru Padmasambhava attained the level of a Mahāmudrā vidyādhara. Jamyang Khyentse wrote the text following a series of visionary experiences; it has the quality of a revelation and ends with a series of cryptic prophecies.

Related Topics
This website uses cookies to collect anonymous usage statistics and enhance the user experience.
Decline
Accept