Kathmandu Buddhist sites




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Temple in Kel Tole
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Seto Machhendranath temple, seen as rain Shiva and Avalokiteswhara
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Ornaments over the main temple
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The temple has many small stupas and a lot of pigeons
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Tibetan temple
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not far from the Durban square
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with big stupa, Nepal-style eyes
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Monastery to the right and big praying wheel to the left
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and 1000-armed Avalokiteshwhara statute
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Great Bodhnat stupa
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with many Buddhist monasteries around
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that have great statutes inside, like this Maitreya statue
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The nose below eyes is made from 1 in Nepalese, a symbol of unity
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Monastery accross the small Ajima chapel
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A map of other monasteries nearby
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The 8-spikes Dharma wheel and two deers are above the entrance
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entrance to the Shechen monastery
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The main Shechen hall
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Kopan monastery
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Small stupas in Kopan
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Great views on the Kathmandu valley
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Stupa with relics of important lamas (Zopa Rinpoche and others)
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nice garden
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like Maitreya statue
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and Avalokiteshwara bodhisattva
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Turning the big Dharma wheel: may all sentient beings be happy
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The wheel of life: in the center a pig for ignorance, a snake for envy/hatred, a cock for lust/greed.

More photos, W. Duch