Halesi Maratika visit May 2016

Halesi Maratika Cave (3100 ft) It is a place full of natural beauty, cultural inheritance and is popular among the Hindus, for whom it is associated with Lord Shiva, as well as Buddhists all over the world. It lies in the eastern part of Nepal Khotang district and 225 Km from Kathmandu airport. For Buddhists his powerplace is generally associated with Guru Padmasambhava (Guru Rinpoche), where he and his consort Mandarava were blessed with immortal life by Buddha Amitayus. The caves of Maratika are mentioned in tibetan literature up from the 12th century. The Sanglingma, a Kathang (biography) of Padmasambhava discovered by Nyang Ral Nyima Öser, describes the original event, which made the Maratika caves a sacred place for Buddhists: At the request of the Bodhisattva Avaloketesvara, the Buddha Amitayus once taught eighteen tantras of long life. The Dakini Sangwa Yeshe recorded them and hid the teachings afterwards in the MaratikaCave. While Guru Padmasambhava was in the kingdom of Sahor, he met king Ar