Saturday, March 26, 2016
Milestone is near doorstep and did I achieve the desire target?
Hard work goes in vain
Thursday, March 3, 2016
Trip to Paro Taktsang (Tiger nest)
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| Para Taktsang. Source:Wikipedia |
Paro Taktsang (Dzongkha: སྤ་གྲོ་སྟག་ཚང་ spa phro stag tshang / spa gro stag tshang) is the popular name for Taktsang Palphug Monastery (also known as Tiger's Nest), a prominent Himalayan Buddhist sacred site and temple complex located on the cliffside of the upper Paro valley in Bhutan. The temple complex was first built in 1692 around the Taktsang Senge Samdup (stag tshang seng ge bsam grub) cave, where Guru Padmasambhava is said to have meditated for three years, three months, three weeks, three days, and three hours in the 8th century. Padmasambhava is credited with introducing Buddhism to Bhutan. Today, Paro Taktsang is the best-known of the thirteen taktsang or “tiger lair” caves where he meditated.
I feel the longing to share thoughts and observations from my recent trip to Paro Taktsang. Anyone who visits will know the basic rules and regulations. I am trying to help those planning a visit understand what to expect.
You can go in informal clothing, but you may not get the opportunity to enter the sacred areas. To fully experience the temple and view the sacred statues, it is best to wear formal attire (national dress: gho for men and kira for women). Police at the entrance thoroughly check visitors—whether you are wearing the national dress and whether you are carrying a camera or mobile phone. They are lenient with foreigners, but cameras and mobile phones are still not allowed inside.
Timing is important too. Visits are not completely flexible—you cannot enter whenever you wish. The monastery usually closes from 1 to 2 pm for lunch. I wondered why they close for lunch—it’s not a shop or office, but a fortress with sacred statues that have been preserved for centuries for pilgrims.
If you have the chance, make the visit. It is unforgettable.
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Para Taktsang. Source:Wikipedia Paro Taktsang (Dzongkha: སྤ་གྲོ་སྟག་ཚང་ spa phro stag tshang / spa gro stag tshang ) is the popular nam...
