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    Vajrayogini and Other Sacred Power Places in Nepal
    Vajrayogini and Other Sacred Power Places in Nepal
    Vajrayogini and Other Sacred Power Places in Nepal
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    Vajrayogini and Other Sacred Power Places in Nepal

    By pastor david lai and paul yap

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    Vajrayogini and other Sacred Power Places in Nepal was inspired by      H. E. Tsem Rinpoche when he took 61 people on a whirlwind pilgrimage to Nepal. This book is an account of the amazing spiritual journey with each temple and holy site beautifully captured on camera along with Tsem Rinpoche's powerful explanations and stories. The principle pilgrimage sites which the pilgrims were privileged to visit consisted of ancient caves and temples related to the Tantric deity called Vajrayogini, the Mahasiddha Naropa and his Guru, Tilopa. There are many photographs particularly of the ancient and sacred Vajrayogini statues that have never been seen in print - in fact, most of these sites are not even mentioned in the usual guidebooks. It is hoped that this book will serve to inspire intrepid spiritual seekers who wish to make their own spiritual journey to discover the ancient world of Vajrayogini.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKechara Media & Publications Sdn Bhd
    Release dateDec 30, 2009
    ISBN9789675365409
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      Vajrayogini and Other Sacred Power Places in Nepal - pastor david lai

      Titles by Tsem Rinpoche, published by Kechara Media & Publications (in order of publication date)

      The Living Buddha Within,

      Tsem Rinpoche, 2012

      Be Greedy: A Little Guide to Creating Merit and Living Fearlessly,

      Tsem Rinpoche, 2012

      Why I Make Myself Unhappy, (2nd edition),

      Tsem Tulku Rinpoche, 2011

      108 Ways to Grab My Apples,

      Tsem Tulku Rinpoche, 2010

      Tsongkhapa: A Simple Guide to a Powerful Practice,

      Tsem Tulku Rinpoche, 2010

      Snakes, Roosters and Pigs,

      Tsem Tulku Rinpoche, 2010

      If Not Now, When?, The Peace Edition

      Tsem Tulku Rinpoche, 2009

      Peace: A Compilation of Short Teachings,

      Tsem Tulku Rinpoche, 2009

      Setrap the Protector: Secrets Revealed of a 1,000-Year-Old Practice,

      Tsem Tulku Rinpoche & Sharon Saw, 2009

      Gurus for Hire, Enlightenment for Sale,

      Tsem Tulku Rinpoche, 2009

      Compassion Conquers All,

      Tsem Tulku Rinpoche, 2007

      Nothing Changes, Everything Changes,

      Tsem Tulku Rinpoche, 2006

      Faces of Enlightenment,

      Tsem Tulku Rinpoche, 2006

      Why I Make Myself Unhappy,

      Tsem Tulku Rinpoche, 2005

      Titles published by Kechara Media & Publications.

      Conversations in Love,

      David Lai, 2012

      Tales My Lama Told Me,

      David Lai, 2012

      The Promise: A Tsem Rinpoche Biography (2nd edition),

      Sharon Saw, Fang C.Chang, 2012

      The Promise: A Tsem Tulku Biography,

      Sharon Saw, Fang C.Chang, 2011

      Life is a Gamble: Take a Chance on Faith,

      Henry Ooi, 2011

      Eat Healthy, Daily:21 Traditional Chinese Vegetarian Recipes for Healing,

      Dr Jiang Zhong, 2011

      Je Tsongkhapa: A Visual Journey,

      Gisbert Pascal Roth, 2010

      There's No Way But Up,

      David Lai, 2009

      Vajrayogini and Other Sacred Power Places in Nepal,

      Paul Yap & David Lai, 2009

      The Illustrated Life Story of Lama Tsongkhapa: A Graphic Novel,

      Terry Lim & Kok Yek Yee, 2009

      Pocket Prayers: A Concise Compilation of Prayers,

      Kechara, 2009

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      Copyright © 2012 Kechara Discovery

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission from Kechara Discovery except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

      Published by Kechara Media & Publications Sdn. Bhd.

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      ISBN 978 967 5365 40 9

      Dedicated to our Guru

      H.E. TSEM RINPOCHE

      who has given us so much inspiration, guidance and innumerable blessings to transform our lives.

      Vajrayogini’s lineage has a special connection to Nepal, where her practice was very established and wide-spread in the past. As an indication of the prevalence of her practice, we now have four very special and rare Vajrayogini holy places in the Kathmandu Valley – Sangkhu, Patan, Vijashwari and Pharping. They are the four main places where Vajrayogini holy temples have existed for many years. Although these temples were built and maintained in a traditional Nepalese style, what is so beautiful about them is that pilgrims can still see that the sacred images held within are clearly that of Vajrayogini.

      Today, thousands of pilgrims continue to visit these sites to pay homage to Vajrayogini. For the last 20 years, I have been taking my students there to make offerings and aspirational prayers, and to sometimes pass oral transmissions in her holy presence. This book is the culmination and result of our latest pilgrimage.

      After we finished our pilgrimage, I decided to remain in Kathmandu a while longer and requested Kechara Discovery’s Head Liaison, Paul Yap, to take beautiful pictures of the various Vajrayoginis. Thus, it is through Paul’s efforts that we were

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