Maratika Caves and healthy lives....
The Maratika Caves is a sacred pilgrimage site in eastern Nepal associated with the Buddha Padmasambhava and Shiva the Hindu deity. Padmasambhava with his consort Mandarava performed many miraculous deeds in this place. Maratika is a very important place for Amitabha and Amitayus, possibly one of the most powerful Buddhist places in the world.
V.N.O.S. will be sponsoring Amitayus puja at Maratika every month from the Health Fund, to remove life obstacles and to have long life and good health.
It is said that King Birendra visited the caves before there were stairs and the King fell. He then sponsored the stairs and other improvements to benefit the pilgrims.
Maratika or ‘Chi ba mthar byed’ in Tibetan means “eliminates from death”, and is known as Halesi or “literally astonishing”. The place is rich in history, mythology and sacred geology despite its great isolation, it is a major holy place for both Buddhists and Hindus. For Tibetan Buddhists in particular, it is the site of immortality, one of the six supreme pilgrimage sites in the world. It is the place where the great master, the second Buddha Padmasambhava and Dakini Mandarava obtained the realization of immortal life. Maratika was also blessed by the family of three protectors Manjushri, Vajrapani and Avalokitesavara. For many years the sacred caves of Maratika have been a very important pilgrimage destination for Buddhist seeking to engage in the long life practices. Due to its historical connection with Padmasambhava the Lotus Born Guru, and the family of the three protectors, it is particularly sacred within the Rime or Non Sectarian movement in Tibetan Buddhism in general and within the Vajrajana vehicle in particular. (Maratika Gompa)
If you want to join us in sponsoring Amitayus long life puja in such a powerful place, please go to the Health Fund and make a donation. https://www.venerable-namgyel-online-sangha.com/healthfund
The caves where Padmasambhava and Mandarava achieved incredible powers and realisations.
The monastery where we will sponsor the pujas. Sponsoring pujas also supports the monks in their practice and studies.
Below - if, after reading this article and looking at these photos, you have a glimmer of light, cutting through the darkness of ignorance, then we have done our job. Now it is up to you to help us to help all sentient beings, which is the job of Buddhas! We are not Buddhas, but we sponsor pujas to request the Buddhas to manifest their help. Tashi Delek. https://www.venerable-namgyel-online-sangha.com/healthfund
