Namo Buddha Monastery Retreat

Kavrepalanchok

Highlights

• Retreat to the sacred site where Buddha, in a past life, offered his body to a starving tigress.
• Buddhist heritage · 2 days / 1 night
• Small group, guide-led

Day-by-day itinerary

1. D1

   Scenic drive and monastery arrival

   Drive from Kathmandu through the lush mid-hills of Kavre district, passing terraced farms and traditional villages. Arrive at the Thrangu Tashi Yangtse Monastery and check into the simple but comfortable guesthouse. Attend the afternoon prayer ceremony, listening to the deep chanting of monks accompanied by Tibetan horns and cymbals.

   Kavrepalanchok As per plan

2. D2

   Dawn kora, teachings & departure

   Rise early for a guided walking meditation (kora) around the monastery grounds at dawn, listening to birdsong in the pine forests, then share breakfast with the monastic community. Walk to the chorten marking the sacred site where the Buddha-to-be sacrificed himself and meditate in the quiet grove where the story unfolded. A senior monk delivers a teaching on compassion and the Bodhisattva path, and you join the butter lamp offerings in the main prayer hall. Before departure, receive a blessing from a senior lama and a protective amulet. The return drive includes a stop at the ancient town of Panauti.

   Kavrepalanchok As per plan

Price includes

• Local storyteller guide
• Stays as per itinerary
• Daily breakfast
• All ground transfers

Make it yours (upsells)

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