It is a small village which houses very old Thrangu Tashi Yangtse Monastery which is one of the most important Buddhist pilgrimage sites in Nepal and one of the holiest in the world. It is known as the place where the Buddha, in a previous...More

Lots of steps to get up to the Buddha cave and well worth it. Incredable view from the top of the monastery. Well preserved historic site of the cave. Do take a moment to look into the main prayer hall. Truly fantastic.

This monastery / temple allows visitors to attend their evening service. The service is conducted by monks with horns and drums. Truly an amazing experience. During service tea and donuts shaped cakes are also served to visitors.

arduous 40 minutes journey by a 4 wheeler from dhulikhel, a non-descript town, to the peak, the monastery. 80% of the road is no-road. you may meet with the lord at any sacred moment. then total, absolute silent noon around you. huge, beautiful infrastructure like...More

I was so fortunate to be able to stay in the New Guesthouse for 3 nights! It is such an effort to get to the monastery and SO WORTH IT to stay if you can and they have space. PLUS, 3000nr per night includes all...More

I spent 2 nights in the monastery in December 2018. During my stay, I was having breakfast/lunch/dinner in the dinning hall with monks and I was having milk tea with monks in the shrine room when they were praying. The sculptures of buddha and stupas...More

Waking up at 5am and walking to the Monestary to experience the morning chanting will stay with me forever. It doesn't matter what religion you follow, I am not a Buddhist but this experience was special. Don't expect a museum because it's not, it's a...More