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[[Image:Taksang2.jpg|thumb|450px|The Taktsang Monastery in Paro / Bhutan]]
[[Image:Taksang2.jpg|thumb|300px|The Taktsang Monastery in Paro, Bhutan]]
[[Image:Taktsang.jpg|thumb|450px|Another view on Taktsang Monastery]]
[[Image:Taktsang.jpg|thumb|300px|Another view on Taktsang Monastery]]
'''Taktsang Monastery''' also called ''Tiger Nest'' is situated on a nearly vertical cliff at 3000m altitude north of Paro in Bhutan. A number of famous masters have meditated in caves near the current monastery: Guru Rinpoche in his manifestation of [[Dorje Drollö]] meditated on the [[Kagyé]] cycle. After him, many great masters followed, among them were [[Milarepa]], [[Padampa Sangye]], [[Machik Lapdrön]] and [[Thangtong Gyalpo]].
'''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]]


===Alternative Names===
==Termas Connected to Paro Taktsang==
Taktshang Monastery
*[[Guru Dorje Drolö]]
*[[Gyüluk Phurba]]
*[[Pudri Rekpung]]
*The Guru and Vajrakilaya: The Sphere of Enlightened Mind, by [[Kangyur Rinpoche]]
 
==Alternative Names==
*Taktshang Monastery


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Latest revision as of 22:10, 22 February 2018

The Taktsang Monastery in Paro, Bhutan
Another view on Taktsang Monastery

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

Termas Connected to Paro Taktsang

Alternative Names

  • Taktshang Monastery