Muktinath in Nepal
is an important pilgrimage site for the devotees
of Lord Vishnu as well as to Buddhists offering
transcendental liberation from this world. There
is a spot with burning natural gas. Muktinath is
surrounded by two rivers - the Marshyangadi in
the East and the Kali Gandaki in the West. The
Kali Gandaki is famous for the shaligram shilas
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Muktinath-Chumig Gyatsa is a sacred place for
both Hindus and Tibetan Buddhists at 3750 meters
(12,300 feet) at the Annapurna Circuit in the
Himalayas of Nepal. It is a great example of how
two religions can share the same holy spot with
mutual respect and support. Attributes. In
Muktinath-Chumig Gyatsa all the elements are
represented, not only earth, air and holy water,
but also fire. Beside trees are growing at an
unusual altitude. For this and reasons unseen
yogis from both religions do their meditation at
Muktinath. Padmasambhava, also known as Guru
Rinpoche
Padmasambhava & Dakinis:
The local name for Muktinath is Chumig Gyatsa
(Hundred Waters). The tradional caretakers of
Muktinath-Chumig Gyatsa are the Tibetan Buddhist
Chumig Gyatsa ('Muktinath') nuns with the head
of the Gye Lhaki Dung as their abbot. This
family is popularly know as the Lama Domar
family, an unbroken lineage of Tibetan Buddhist
Nyingma lamas from Muktinath Valley, which has
Chumig Gyatsa as its religious seat for
centuries
The current abbot of Chumig Gyatsa is Muktinath
Lama Wangyal. For Tibetan Buddhists
Muktinath-Chumig Gyatsa is a place of Dakinis,
goddesses known as Sky Dancers. It is of great
importance for Buddhists that Chumig Gyatsa is
one of the 24 Tantric places. Padmasambhava plus
the Mahasiddhas blessed it with their visit. The
famous Tibetan yogi Shabkar visted Muktinath in
1818 and stayed for several days to 'connect to
the place', as his autobiography tells us. The
Padmasambhava Statue in Narsingh Gompa can be
considered the most holy object together with
the Chenrezig statue.
This is a very brief enumeration. More
information on Buddhist backgrounds - for
instance on the natural fire - can be found in
the pilgrimage guide "The Clear Mirror", written
down by the late abbot of Chumig Gyatsa,
Muktinath Lama Jampal Rabgyé Rinpoche.
Lord Vishnu & Shalagramas
For Hindus, beside the natural fire representing
Brahma and the holy waters, the central meaning
of the Muktinath area is the veneration of the
god Vishnu in the form of ammonites (shilas)
called Salagrama-Shilas.There are many stories
which tell of Vishnu turning into stone and all
of them are closely connected to the holy Kali
Gandaki River. This river, also known as the
Salagrami, is a few hours walking from
Muktinath-Chumig Gyatsa. The building in 1815 of
the Buddhist-Hindu temple of Vishnu and
Chenrezig at Muktinath-Chumig Gyatsa was
initiated by the Nepali Queen Subarna Prabha who
considered Muktinath-Chumig Gyatsa Salagrama.
Salagrama
The Purana legends (300-1000 AD) mention
Salagrama being the most holy spot connected to
the Gandaki River. Salagrama is one of The 108
Temples & Celestial Abodes of Vishnu referred by
the Tamil hymns of the Alwars of the 1st
millennium CE. Although the veneration of Vishnu
is central nowadays, there is also a connection
with Krishna as well as with Shiva.
Salagrama, Muktikshetra and Muktinath
It is difficult to understand the exact status
of Muktinath-Chumig Gyatsa within Hinduism.
There is no debate about the Gandaki River.
However some Hindu schools have doubts regarding
the status of Muktinath-Chumig Gyatsa as a Hindu
pilgrimage site*and have the opinion that the
Celestial Abode of Vishnu connected to the
Gandaki River (Salagrama) is the source of the
Gandaki or a cave near to it. One of the reasons
for their opinion is that contradictory to other
Hindu pilgrimages sites connected to a holy
river, one has to walk away from the holy
Gandaki River for several hours to reach the
site. Another reason is that 'Muktinath' as such
is not mentioned in Hindu scriptures like the
Mahabharata and the Puranas. The name
'Muktikshetra' does appear in the Varahapurana
(c.144:v.122), but as the area near the Gandaki
River and not as a spot in the mountains.
Muktinath
Darshan by Flight Itinerary.
Day 01: Arrival at
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Day 02: Full day sightseeing of Kathmandu
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Day 03: From Kathmandu drive / fly to Pokhara.
Overnight in Hotel.
Day 04: Morning fly to Jomsom, walk / horse ride
to Muktinath via Kagbeni along the Kaligandaki
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Day 05: After holy bath in Kunda,108 Dhara and
puja. horse ride / walk back to Jomsom,
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Day 06: Morning flight to Pokhara, check- in
hotel then Pokhara city sightseeing.
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Best season/time
When you are not
familair with the local situation, we strongly
recommend not to travel to Muktinath during the
raining season in June, July, August and the
beginning of September because of the
possibility of landslides. Beside there is a
great change planes do not fly to Jomson due to
bad weather. Waiting for days to return from
Jomsom to Pokhara by plane is not an exception.
So all and all there is a big chance during rain
season it will not be the great trip it can be.
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