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