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Asura Cave ([[a su ra'i brag phug]]).
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'''Dignaga''' ([[phyogs glang]]). Disciple of [[Vasubandhu]], famed for his contributions to [[pramana]], logic and epistemology. Counted among the [[Six Ornaments which Beautify Jambudvipa]], he is the holder of the transmission of [[valid cognition]], which brings an end to confusion about meaning.
  
[[yang le shod]] - Asura Cave; Yangleshö in Kathmandu Valley visited by [[Padmakara]] [RY]
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[[yang le shod kyi brag phug]] - Cave of Yangleshö. Situated in the southern end of the Kathmandu Valley, near the village of Pharping. The 'Upper Cave of Yangleshö"' is also known as Asura Cave [RY]
 
 
 
*([[a su ra'i brag phug]]) The cave where [[Guru Rinpoche]] subdued the evil forces of Nepal through the practice of [[Vajra Kilaya]]. Situated near [[Pharping]] in the Kathmandu Valley. [RY]
 
 
 
*Sacred place where the Lotus-Born master subdued the evil forces of afflicting negative conditions on Nepal through the practice of [[Vajra Kilaya]] and manifested the [[vidyadhara level of Mahamudra]]. Situated near Pharping in the Kathmandu valley. [RY]
 
 
 
[[Category:Sacred Sites]]
 

Revision as of 04:52, 8 January 2009

Dignaga, 5th Century Indian Buddhist scholar..jpg

Dignaga (phyogs glang). Disciple of Vasubandhu, famed for his contributions to pramana, logic and epistemology. Counted among the Six Ornaments which Beautify Jambudvipa, he is the holder of the transmission of valid cognition, which brings an end to confusion about meaning.