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David Burns
Registrace 19. 09. 2010
World traveler and native of Louisiana, USA 🌍 181 countries visited 🌎 Currently in: New Orleans 🇺🇸
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Tiger's Nest Hike - Bhutan - Feb. 2024
Tiger's Nest - Taktsang, Paro, Kingdom of Bhutan ** February 25, 2024
Tiger's Nest is a small monastery and temple complex dramatically located and built high up on a cliff overlooking the Paro valley in Bhutan. It is one of 13 small monasteries, or “tiger lairs” where the Buddhist master Padmasambhava, also known as Guru Rinpoche, is said to have meditated in the 8th century.
Padmasambava, which translates as “he who came into being in a lotus,” was a Brahmin royal who spread Tantric Buddhism through Bhutan and Tibet in the 700s, and is seen in those areas as nearly as holy as the Buddha himself.
As legend has it, Padmasambava landed at Paro Taktsang to meditate when he brought Buddhism to Bhutan in the 8th century. He is said to have arrived on a flying tiger which had recently been his Tibetan concubine. He then meditated in a cave high on the mountain for four months after which he subdued the local ‘demons’ and began the conversion of the Bhutanese to Buddhism.
For those without flying tiger concubines, getting to the Tiger’s Nest is significantly more difficult. There is a two hour climb from the valley floor, which is already quite high at 7,000 feet, to the Tiger’s Nest 3,000 feet above- 10,000 feet above sea level. As one climbs the well-maintained but very steep trail over ever more vertical switchbacks, the monastery seems to appear and disappear in and out of the trees and the mists.
After two hours of a long slow climb-going slow is recommended to help manage the pace of the altitude-one arrives at the only beginning of the entrance to the Tiger’s Nest, a rock outcropping overlooking a vast chasm, with the monastery on the other side.
Beneath the promontory of rock, and across the chasm from the monastery, the cliff drops a couple of thousand feet to the gorge below. Carved into the exposed cliff face are stone steps; handrails have only recently been added. This is the way to the Tiger’s Nest monastery.
Despite reservations that visitors may have about navigating the intimidating steps, it’s common to see Bhutanese locals, including mothers carrying small babies, walking up the steps with ease. The steps lead down into the gorge, which provides the separation and isolation the Tiger’s Nest has enjoyed for all these centuries.
As one climbs into the canyon, a 100-meter high waterfall at the deep end of the canyon appears immediately in front, with the path traversing directly across its base. Once down and across the front of the water fall the steps start back up toward the Tiger’s Nest once again, over 700 steps in all.
Visitors can enter the actual Paro Taktsang temples (after removing their shoes and leaving their backpacks, phones, and cameras with a security checkpoint) and climb the several levels within, which contain three temples and a spectacular view. High and deep inside is the site where Padmasambabva is said to have meditated for three years, three months, three weeks, three days and three hours. You can feel the chill breath coming from inside the cave.
The return journey is a bit faster (though tough on knees and shins), but equally dramatic.
Tiger's Nest - Taktsang, Paro, Kingdom of Bhutan ** Department of Tourism, Bhutan ** Access Bhutan Tours & Treks ** February 25, 2024
Tiger's Nest is a small monastery and temple complex dramatically located and built high up on a cliff overlooking the Paro valley in Bhutan. It is one of 13 small monasteries, or “tiger lairs” where the Buddhist master Padmasambhava, also known as Guru Rinpoche, is said to have meditated in the 8th century.
Padmasambava, which translates as “he who came into being in a lotus,” was a Brahmin royal who spread Tantric Buddhism through Bhutan and Tibet in the 700s, and is seen in those areas as nearly as holy as the Buddha himself.
As legend has it, Padmasambava landed at Paro Taktsang to meditate when he brought Buddhism to Bhutan in the 8th century. He is said to have arrived on a flying tiger which had recently been his Tibetan concubine. He then meditated in a cave high on the mountain for four months after which he subdued the local ‘demons’ and began the conversion of the Bhutanese to Buddhism.
For those without flying tiger concubines, getting to the Tiger’s Nest is significantly more difficult. There is a two hour climb from the valley floor, which is already quite high at 7,000 feet, to the Tiger’s Nest 3,000 feet above- 10,000 feet above sea level. As one climbs the well-maintained but very steep trail over ever more vertical switchbacks, the monastery seems to appear and disappear in and out of the trees and the mists.
After two hours of a long slow climb-going slow is recommended to help manage the pace of the altitude-one arrives at the only beginning of the entrance to the Tiger’s Nest, a rock outcropping overlooking a vast chasm, with the monastery on the other side.
Beneath the promontory of rock, and across the chasm from the monastery, the cliff drops a couple of thousand feet to the gorge below. Carved into the exposed cliff face are stone steps; handrails have only recently been added. This is the way to the Tiger’s Nest monastery.
Despite reservations that visitors may have about navigating the intimidating steps, it’s common to see Bhutanese locals, including mothers carrying small babies, walking up the steps with ease. The steps lead down into the gorge, which provides the separation and isolation the Tiger’s Nest has enjoyed for all these centuries.
As one climbs into the canyon, a 100-meter high waterfall at the deep end of the canyon appears immediately in front, with the path traversing directly across its base. Once down and across the front of the water fall the steps start back up toward the Tiger’s Nest once again, over 700 steps in all.
Visitors can enter the actual Paro Taktsang temples (after removing their shoes and leaving their backpacks, phones, and cameras with a security checkpoint) and climb the several levels within, which contain three temples and a spectacular view. High and deep inside is the site where Padmasambabva is said to have meditated for three years, three months, three weeks, three days and three hours. You can feel the chill breath coming from inside the cave.
The return journey is a bit faster (though tough on knees and shins), but equally dramatic.
Tiger's Nest - Taktsang, Paro, Kingdom of Bhutan ** Department of Tourism, Bhutan ** Access Bhutan Tours & Treks ** February 25, 2024
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Hey, I have seen your video in Kfu. I didn’t meet you in person but I like your way of life
🙏
which country you liked the most
Academica Orchestra Baobab from Senegal
Gracias Totales a nuestros hermanos de COSTA RICA ,los abraza un Argentino que Ama a Soda .
AGUANTE POR SIEMPRE SODA STEREO!!! SALUDOS DESDE TUCUMAN ARGENTINA!!! GRACIAS TOTALES!!! 💙🤍💙
I miss that moment😢😢😢
What a wonderful spirit !! Love it
🔐💊💊💊💊💊💊💊💊💊💊💊💊💊
yazidi temple and Indian temple same. you must welcome Indian tourists place to our temple
No pasa nada con ese puerto mejor es el Callao
Lovely! I didn’t know that like Zambia, Angola is blessed with these beautiful falls. Thanks for showcasing them.
India
My home birth country
Yezidi (yaaaa zidhi )zidhi people like indian culture Hinduism love from India 👌👌👌🇮🇳🇮🇶🇮🇳Yezidi people come on India 🇮🇳🇮🇶
This one of the nicest, maybe the only nicest elevator I've seen un Alex 😅
If it's yellow let it mellow in the gulf..
Wise words to live by... also, "don't eat the yellow snow"
Must have been a blast. Not a whole lot of tourism going on there from the West, huh?
Heeyyy, we are in your video 😅
what are those white things?
❤❤🙏🏻🙏🏻🇩🇪🇩🇪
God bless these beautiful ethnic people with peace and love. It's immature and evil to harm your neighbors. The enlightened Lamb smile upon thee from his throne. May no harm come to thee.
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👍👍👍 thanks
Soy argentino, estoy anonadado y agradecido. Felicitaciones.
Gracias a la Orquesta Filarmonica de Costa Rica... por esta Oda de rock en lengua hispana...De Musica Ligera es el mayor himno de rock de Latinoamerica ...que hermana un continente ..Gracias Totales...!
youtube.com/@Gaelmedicinaancestral1992?si=0PJam6Y6QCP9c5pE
Page 179-1 The Amazon is only 200 feet above sea level at the Peru-Brazil border.
Sometimes the river is so wide that one cannot see the opposite shore. te-bing = shore sea|shore = pe-|si-sir (pan+tai)
Buena version de la original!!!
Actualmente esta contaminado ( aguas residuales) y alrededor basura de los visitantes 😢
grupazo saludos
India 🇮🇳
EPD Querido Pabo
Hello David, Nice adventure. Friend and I might want to do the same. Do you know where we can find more information about the ferry or a website we can use?
Churchxela arabic cendy mallban
🙏🙏
Eu estava lá nesse show! Foi muito bom!Luiz é muito bom!Grande artista! Maravilhosa pessoa!Muita luz! Gratidão!
Excelente 🌟🎥👍🇩🇴
Instrumentista Monstro consgrado viva Bahia.
Yajdi is old culture like India culture Armenia yajdi not killed but respect if they are wrong told not killed them
3:16-3:23 Back up singer was not in sync with Elton and gets a death stare 😭😭😭😭
Quelle soirée magnifique!!!
Hello ! How many Time on the boat please ? :)
Welcome bro to my country Comoros
how the fuck u let that kid fuck your hair
Casi siempre paso por allí. Pero nunca me detenido a contemplarla.
That is beautiful
Is it bumpy?
Its assyria not ker💩distan
Baobab que du bonheur ❤un régal musical intemporel. Cette chanson mythique 'utrus horas" interprété par le défunt et maestro Rudy Gomis est un chef d'œuvre à classer dans le patrimoine mondial des meilleurs tubes. D'ailleurs son seul défaut est que la musique a une fin 😅
Hello. I hope you are able to see this message. How were you able to get this tranportation? Does it run everyday? How much does it cost and does it go the opposite way, as well? It would be a big help if you could answer these questions. I know there are a lot. :)
Not sure since it was over 5 years ago when I did it... but google around using key spanish words and contact guest houses in both towns for current info. Another video of mine from same trip has a bit of info in commentary: czcams.com/video/vIQMXesP83o/video.html and this website has phone numbers of transport companies (but no idea if they are current): www.informacolombia.com/directorio-empresas/informacion-empresa/transporte-fluvial-especial-leguizamo-sas