Milarepa Cave or Milerepa Cave is a cave associated with

Milarepa Jetsun Milarepa (, 1028/40–1111/23) was a Tibetan , who was famously known as a murderer when he was a young man, before turning to Buddhism and becoming a highly accomplished Buddhist disciple. He is generally considered one of Tibet's most fa ...

in Nepal on the

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at approximately just outside

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. It is credited to have been the residence of the famous

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Milarepa during his stay in 11th century in what is now modern-day northern Nepal. This site also includes a holy spring and a

gompa A Gompa or Gönpa or Gumba ("Five Breathtaking Gumbas Around Kathmandu", ''OMG Nepal'', https://omgnepal.com/five-breathtaking-gumbas-around-kathmandu/ "remote place", Sanskrit ''araṇya''), also known as ling (, "island"), is a sacred Buddhist ...

. The cave is located beyond the gompa, with locals praying from the edge of a glacial

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in direct line of sight of the cave as its approach is on a steep

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slope. A bow can be seen hanging from the nearby cliff. The bow is purportedly from the local hunter named Kera Gompa Dorjee, who tried to kill Milarepa over an argument about slaying animals. Milarepa taught the hunter causation and compassion through a Buddhist song, which became the classic hymn known as Milarepa's ''Song to the Hunter''. According to local folklore, this is the site of this famous tale.

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