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	Bodhnath Stupa: Boudanath Tip Rating:

Updated By nepalgoods on September 10, 2003

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by nepalgoods

There a many Tibetan people living around Kathmandu and in Nepal. A big Tibetan Buddhist Monastery is in Boudanath, which is a short bicycle-ride away from Kathmandu center. The famous stupa is a landmark, which you find on many postcards.

The atmopshere is very dense here: prayerflags whispering in the wind. People praying and turning the colorful prayerwheels.

You have to surround the stupa clockwise for good luck.

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	Bodhnath Stupa: Bodhanath Tip Rating:

By kamayan on June 8, 2003

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Apr/2001

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Bodhnath is the largest Buddhist stupa in Nepal. This ancient site is surrounded by numerous monasteries. This part of Kathmandu can be seen in the film The Little Buddha

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Directions: 7km east from kathmandu. You can go by bycicle,bus,tempu,taxi. It costs 5Rs by bus,100Rs by taxi & takes 40-50 min from thamel area.

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	Bodhnath Stupa: Flags festooning the Stupa at Bodhnath Tip Rating:

By mtncorg on April 20, 2003

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The eyes of the Stupa are on
you

by mtncorg

To simply wander -clockwise, of course - around the Stupa and to observe the colors, the people, the shops, the smells - to mentally slow down and absorb. If only they could stop that New Age music playing from a plethora of CD players in an attempt to get people to buy the Nepali version of Yanni to complete their 'Buddhist' experience, but hey, that is capitalism at work. An interesting walk is to go from Pashupatinath to Bodhnath - from Hindu to Buddha, but also to see how Kathmandu has itself exploded into new neighborhoods that have developed only in the last couple of decades.

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Address: Bodhnath Stupa

Directions: About 5 km NE from central Kathmandu

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	Bodhnath Stupa: Buddhist temple at Bodhnath Tip Rating:

By mtncorg on April 13, 2003

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Prayer wheels and flags at
Bodhnath

by mtncorg

The largest Buddhist stupa around Kathmandu is found at Bodhnath. This used to be out in the country - NE of Kathmandu, about 3-4 km from the ring road. It is north of the large Hindu temple complex of Pashupatinath by a few km and you can easily walk between the two complexes, though it is easy to get lost in the warrens of little streets on the north side of the Bagmati river. The stupa is very large and is ringed by a large walkway in which pilgrims can go - clockwise - around the stupa. The stupa is also ringed by buildings - some are monasteries - most of the buildings are filled with tourist shops and the sound of new age music pours forth from the cd players. Walking up on the stupa and looking to the west, you get a wierd contrast as you look over a monastery and see the Hyatt Regency in the distance - seemingly as large as the temples in Lhasa.

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Address: Bodhnath

Directions: NE from the Kathmandu Ring Road by a few km

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By Peter_P on January 21, 2003

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by Peter_P

One of the oldest and the biggest Buddhist monuments ever built in Nepal, Boudhanath is an imposing structure standing some 36 meters. The Stupa stands on the massive three level mandala style Platforms surrounded by colourful private family houses.
This stupa is said to have been built in 5th century A. D. The site is considered very much like Mecca for the Tibetan Buddhists and every year tens of thousands of pilgrims from all over the Himalayan region visit the stupa.

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	Bodhnath Stupa: Boudhanath Stupa Tip Rating:

Updated By victorwkf on September 8, 2002

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Boudhanath Stupa at Kathmandu,
Nepal

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This Buddhist stupa is the biggest stupa in Nepal, and is very famous. Very impressive monument indeed !

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Directions: It is located near to the airport in eastern part of Kathmandu.

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