D-STLmng-Intro

Introduction

Karma Samten Ling Monastery, Manang (previously known as Karma Samten Chokhor Ling Monastery)

founded by Ven. the 1st Gaylpo Rinpoche, is situated in Bordoche, in Ngawal Village of Manang.

nnapura Valley

Manang, 3,500 metres above sea level, is located in the Annapura Valley

of the Himalayas.

The majority of

its inhabitants are Buddhists. Villages

sparsely dot the valley and although

each one has its own

monastery,

Karma Samten Ling Monastery is the only one to house a

resident

Sangha and offer daily

monastic education.

Deer Hunter Cave Where Milarepa Practised

The Monastery fa

ces the famous Deer Hunter Cave where the great

meditation master Milarepa

practiced

and liberated the hunter,

Khyira Gompo Dorje, his hunting dog and a deer. Until today, it is

still possible to

see the relics of his achievements, the deer

footprint, Milarepa's body imprint in the

rock, etc. These are

the

remarkable signs that the great master Milarepa realized the

inseparability of

emptiness and

conventional reality, and that he left

as his legacy for future generation to inspire their

practice. This is

where Ven. the 1st Gyalpo Rinpoche started disseminating

Buddhadharma.

pdates from Manang -

August 2008

(photos of Karma

Samten Ling Monastery

in Manang and the

surrounding scenary)