YERPA CAVE
ཁྲིན་ཀོན་ཆུས་ 城关区 (CN)
29.616700,91.250000
29.616700,91.250000
Description
One of Tibets most famous cave sites is the steep sided, cave riddled Yerpa rock near Sera , north-east of Lhasa. The site has been used as a hermitage for a long time, eg. by the Indian Buddhist saint and reformator Atisha (AtÏsha), who was born in AD 925.WADDELL (1991: 34-35): Pal-dorje, having assasinated Lang Darma in about 899, took hide in one of the caves. PRICE (1988a: 16): North of the town [Lhasa] are hermit caves at Sera monastery.
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Caves nearby
| Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | YERPA CAVE 1 | ||
| 0.0 | YERPA CAVE 2 | ||
| 0.0 | YERPA CAVE 3 | ||
| 282.5 | MAIKEL, Mekrima (Hole at) | ||
| 359.2 | SHINGJE CHOGYE PHUG | ||
| 370.6 | PEMAKÖCHUNG NATURAL TUNNEL | ||
| 553.9 | PUGO CAVE | ||
| 674.3 | Tieren (Grotte de) | ||
| 684.0 | Rje kun 'gro |