Bouddhanath stupa is the center of Tibetan culture in Nepal. With its 36-meter-height Bouddhanath is one of the largest stupas in South Asia.
When refugees entered Nepal from Tibet in the 1950s, many of them decided to live around Bouddhanath. They established many gompas, and the “Little Tibet” of Nepal was born. This “Little Tibet” is […]
In the middle of Nepal a domed glittery white structure named Bodhnath stupa (chorten) is located. The stupa is basically a dome with a golden spire on the top, this which denotes thirteen steps of enlightenment or nirvana. On the spire eyes of the primordial Adi-Buddha have been painted in all four directions. These believed […]
In the shadows of the Himalayas, high on a hill overlooking Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, is Kopan Monastery.
Every year, around two hundred ‘westerners’ take part in a one month Tibetan Buddhism meditation retreat at Kopan, perched on a hill overlooking Kathmandu valley in the foothills of the Himalayan mountains, Nepal.
It is at Kopan where Tibetan Buddhism, […]
