RINCHEN GODCHEN PHRUCHU PHUG

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

A sacred cave, atrributed to Rig'dzen God-chen Phru-chu, a well known and revered terton or treasure finder situated n SITUATION: Near the sacred Dakini Lake (note 1) in the hidden valley of Pemthang on the Dhukpu Danda (ridge) in Helambu. According to BAKER (1994: 17), the site is reached by continuing uphill from the –>Yeshe Tsogyal Phug (Dhukpu Danda) for about two hours, [where] a faint trail finally reaches the ridge connecting Dawa Chati (4552 m) to Thongla Kang (4415 m). On the other [western] side of the ridge is the hidden valley of Pemthang, newly 'opened' by Chattral Rimpoche [note 2], about 15 years ago (i.e. ca. 1980).A sacred cave, atrributed to Rig'dzen God-chen Phru-chu, a well known and revered terton or treasure finder situated n SITUATION: Near the sacred Dakini Lake (note 1) in the hidden valley of Pemthang on the Dhukpu Danda (ridge) in Helambu. According to BAKER (1994: 17), the site is reached by continuing uphill from the –>Yeshe Tsogyal Phug (Dhukpu Danda) for about two hours, [where] a faint trail finally reaches the ridge connecting Dawa Chati (4552 m) to Thongla Kang (4415 m). On the other [western] side of the ridge is the hidden valley of Pemthang, newly 'opened' by Chattral Rimpoche [note 2], about 15 years ago (i.e. ca. 1980).