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2. Boudha Stupa - Wikipedia

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   Boudha Stupa (Nepali: बौद्धनाथ; Newari: खास्ति चैत्य); or Jarung Kashor (Let it be done, Slip of the tongue) [2] (Standard Tibetan: བྱ་རུང་ཀ་ཤོར།, Wylie: bya rung ka shor), also known as Khasti Chaitya or Khāsa Chaitya, is a stupa and major spiritual landmark [3] seen as the embodiment of the enlightened mind of all the Buddhas ...

3. List of stupas in Nepal - Wikipedia

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   [4] [5] Boudhanath is one of the holiest sites in Nepal, it was closed for 18 months after the April 2015 Nepal earthquake, which completely destroyed the top part of the stupa. [6] After the Annexation of Tibet by the People's Republic of China , many refugees from Tibet started to settle in the area and convert it into a "Little Lhasa ".

4. Kora (pilgrimage) - Wikipedia

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   For example, in Nepal, kora are commonly performed around Swayambhunath and Boudhanath, two important stupas in the Kathmandu Valley; in Tibet, around the Potala Palace or the Jokhang in Lhasa. Boudhanath during evening Kora. Hidden lands : secret or hidden lands; paradisiacal realms located in the remotest parts of the Himalayas. [11] [12]

5. Kathmandu - Wikipedia

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   It is a very popular tourist site. Boudhanath is known as Khāsti by Newars and as Bauddha or Bodhnāth by speakers of Nepali. [74] About 11 km (7 mi) from the centre and northeastern outskirts of Kathmandu, the stupa's massive mandala makes it one of the largest spherical stupas in Nepal. [75] Boudhanath became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in ...

6. Shechen Monastery - Wikipedia

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   In the 1980s, Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche transplanted the rich tradition of the original Shechen Monastery to a new home near the great Stupa of Boudhanath in Kathmandu, Nepal. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Shechen Monastery today

7. Kopan Monastery - Wikipedia

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   Kopan Monastery is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery near Boudhanath, on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal.It is a member of the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT), an international network of Gelugpa dharma centers, and once served as its headquarters.

8. Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling - Wikipedia

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   Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery near Boudhanath, on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal. It has ties to both the Kagyu and Nyingma schools, hence the combined Ka-Nying in the name. Shedrub Ling means “sanctuary for learning and practice.” [1]

9. List of foreign films shot in Nepal - Wikipedia

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   Nepal has provided an exotic and mystical backdrop to numerous international films set mostly or partly in Nepal. A good many overseas films shot in Nepal come from Bollywood and Hollywood film industries, which are two of the biggest cinema industries in the world. The following is a compilation of foreign films shot largely or partly in Nepal ...