Destination: Nepal

Kathmandu Impressions

Wed, 13 Nov 2013 | By krodin | Views [1607]

Kathmandu Impressions  I had forgotten how drawn I am to this city despite its chaotic feel.  The ride from the airport crossed the same dirt alleyways they had on previous trips and there were still mounds of trash in the streams and ... Read more >

Namo Buddha

Wed, 13 Nov 2013 | By krodin | Views [1910]

Namo Buddha  Namo Buddha is the site where according to the Jataka Tales , Gautama Saykamuni in an earlier life offered his body to a hungry tigress so that she could feed her young.  This is one of the previous life events that prepared ... Read more >

Photos: Pharping

Mon, 11 Nov 2013 | By krodin | Photo Gallery

Photos: Namo Buddha

Mon, 11 Nov 2013 | By krodin | Photo Gallery

Photos: Boudanath

Mon, 11 Nov 2013 | By krodin | Photo Gallery

Photos: Pashupatinath

Mon, 11 Nov 2013 | By krodin | Photo Gallery

Pashupatinath

Mon, 11 Nov 2013 | By krodin | Views [2329]

Pashupatinath  Pashupatinath is the most famous Hindu site in Nepal.  It is also the central cremation ground lying directly on the sacred Bagmati River that winds its way through the capital city.  The main temple is only open to ... Read more >

Boudanath

Mon, 11 Nov 2013 | By krodin | Views [1225]

  Boudanath  Boudanath is the largest stupa in Nepal, 43 m. tall,   and is a major Buddhist pilgrimage site.   The kora around the stupa is perhaps also the most famous in Nepal and while it isn’t long, (it is just ... Read more >

Pharping

Mon, 11 Nov 2013 | By krodin | Views [7093]

Pharping  Pharping is a small village SW of Kathmandu and one that if one didn’t know what was there would be easy to overlook as there are just a couple of dirt roads with vending stalls for local trade. Outside of the town on the hillside, ... Read more >

Photos: Kathamandu Select Buddhist Sites

Sun, 10 Nov 2013 | By krodin | Photo Gallery

Photos: Patan Select Buddhist Sites

Sun, 10 Nov 2013 | By krodin | Photo Gallery

Photos: Sankhu Vajrayogini Temple

Sun, 10 Nov 2013 | By krodin | Photo Gallery

Sankhu Vajrayogini

Sun, 10 Nov 2013 | By krodin | Views [4576]

  Sankhuyogini   Vajrayogini is associated with the founding of the Kathmandu Valley.  According to a number of legends, there was a large lake here in primordial times where the buddhas and bodhisattvas would come to meditate.... Read more >

A Sample of Kathmandu Buddhist Sites

Sun, 10 Nov 2013 | By krodin | Views [4345]

Kathmandu Buddhist Shrines, Caityas and Temples Buddhist Kathmandu is built in the shape of an ancient sword, like the one the Bodhisattva Manjushri wields.   Manjushri is the patron bodhisattva of the Kathmandu Valley as he was the one ... Read more >

Patan's Buddhist Sites

Sun, 10 Nov 2013 | By krodin | Views [5133]

Patan Sacred Sites We started the day’s exploration of Buddhist goddess sites a bit outside of Patan City proper in Chabagaun.The Vajravahari temple at Chabagaun is locally called Duetcho, which is an indication of some of the confusion that ... Read more >