Drak Yerpa
A complex of ancient caves located east of Lhasa in Taktsé County, about 20km north-east of Lhasa, Drak Yerpa has been an important site in pre-Buddhist Tibet.
Later, it became a meditation site for king Songtsen Gampo, Guru Rinpoché, Atisha, and many others. After having killed the evil king Langdarma, Lhalung Palgyi Dorjé hid in Drak Yerpa and meditated in the caves for over two decades.
In the eleventh century, a Kadam monastery called Yerpa Drubdé was founded at the site.
Since the early 8th century, Tibetans and Himalayan people have treasured "Namtars" as written or spoken narratives that demonstrate the realization of the Buddhist path by exceptional practitioners. These namtars, or spiritual biographies, serve as inspirational guides on the path to enlightenment.
Today, Namtars Foundation aims to record, preserve, and freely offer the world a written and electronic treasury of the oral wisdom of Tibetan and Himalayan Buddhism.
