Boudhanath Stupa

Arranged a ways off of around 11 kilometers from the downtown area of Kathmandu, Boudhanath Stupa overwhelms the Kathmandu horizon with its gigantic circular shape. A great many explorers from various religions accumulate here day by day.

Arranged a ways off of around 11 kilometers from the downtown area of Kathmandu, Boudhanath Stupa overwhelms the Kathmandu horizon with its gigantic circular shape. A great many explorers from various religions accumulate here day by day. They play out a formal circumnavigation, known as the 'kora', of the huge arch. It is accepted that any individual who circumambulates the stupa with no evil musings in their souls gets great karma. In addition, the entryways of damnation are for all time shut for them! 

The monstrous mandala of this authoritative stupa makes it the biggest in Nepal and the mainland. In1979, Boudhanath Stupa was regarded as a UNESCO World Legacy Site. The Boudhanath Stupa has gained a few names consistently, including the Buddha Stupa, Chorten Chempo, Chaitya, Jarung Khashor, and the Khasi. The whole mind-boggling of the stupa houses 50 Tibetan communities, known as gompas, which have been going about as asylums for the Tibetan displaced people since 1959. This stupa is supposed to be where the remaining parts of Kassapa Buddha lay in rest.

Extra Info

The Boudhanath Stupa is a bustling tourist attraction that receives many visitors throughout the year. It takes about 25 minutes by taxi and one hour on foot to reach the stupa from Thamel. From Tribhuvan Airport, you can reach Boudhanath Stupa within 15 minutes by hiring a taxi. You shall also find a number of local vans or public buses which drive the passengers across the Kathmandu Valley around the Ring Road to Chabihil. From there, you can take a bus which directly takes you to the main gate of the Boudhanath Stupa, or you can walk for 20 minutes before reaching there.

Timings: 24 hours

Entry Fee: Foreign nationals and Chinese citizens: NPR 400
SAARC nationals: NPR 100
Nepalese citizens: No entry fee
Children (below 10 years old, irrespective of their nationalities): No entry fee

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