Sacred Vajrayogini Temple situated 1.5 km on the north
side of small village of Sakhu. It is about 22 kilometer east of Kathmandu
Valley. Vajrayogini temple constructed in the mid 17th Century with Newari architecture.
It is a sacred site of Buddhism associated with Vajrayogini, as well as an
important Hindu shrine. Vajrayogini is an important tantric meditation deity of
Tibetan.
According to a number of legends, there was a large lake
here in primordial times where the buddhas and bodhisattvas would come to
meditate. Manjushri came to meditate here as well. In his vision he saw
the Chakrasambhava with the yoginis beside it. He decided that this was a
sign that it would make a perfect place for humans to worship and meditate as well,
so he set about cutting a path to drain the water. Unfortunately, the
water rushed out & he couldn’t plug the hole to stop it from entirely
escaping. No being was able to help until he called on Vajrayogini and
the other yoginis.
When Vajrayogini was visiting her earring fell
down. A pond manifested where it fell and a tree sprang up nearby.
On a branch from the tree a child appeared who grew up to be Sankyadeva, the
first wise ruler. Sankya means city or place in Sanskrit. Vajrayogini could be
seen by the people as fire/flame/light from the mountain.
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