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Located to the south of Kathmandu, the village of Pharping is a well-known place of pilgrimage for the devotees of Vajrayana Buddhism, because it is the site of two caves associated with Padmasambhava. This Indian master who first brought Buddhist tantra to Tibet is said to have meditated and achieved a high level of spiritual accomplishment in these caves.