Pharping (or Phamting[citation needed]) is a small Newar town lying above the Bagmati river on the southern edge of the Kathmandu valley, about 23 km from the capital.

[citation needed] This temple, dedicated to Vajrayogini, is located on the side of the hill between the Yanglesho caves and the town of Pharping.

yang le shod kyi brag phug) is located about ten minutes walk before the town of Pharping.

It is said that Guru Padmasambhava in the form of Dorje Tötreng Tsal and his consort, the Princess Shakyadevi, meditated in this small cave on the Tantra of Yangdak (Skt.

To the right of this cave is a small retreat monastery, Rigdzin Drubpe Gatsal Ling, which was established by the Nyingmapa yogin Chatral Sangye Dorje who stayed here many years.

Neydo Tashi Chöling is a large monastery housing about 200 monks, located at Setidevi Bhanjyang on the outskirts of Pharping.

The Palyul retreat centre of Samten Ösel Ling, which belongs to the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism, was founded in 1996, blessed in 1997 by Drubwng Pema Norbu Rinpoche in 1997, and consecrated by Chatral Sangye Dorje on 4 July 1998.