Mahabouddha_Temple

Mahabouddha Temple

Mahabouddha Temple

Buddhist temple in Lalitpur, Nepal

Mahaboudha Temple is a shikhara Newar Buddhist temple in Lalitpur, Nepal.[1]

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The temple dates back to 1585 and it was rebuilt after the 1934 Nepal–India earthquake.[2][3] Mahaboudha's design is loosely based on the Mahabodhi Temple, Bodh Gaya.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "Patan: Modern storehouse of traditions". OnlineKhabar English News. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Mahabouddha Temple | Patan, Nepal Attractions". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  3. [3]
    Leech, Charles Russell (1990). Tibetan Buddhist/Newari Buddhist Interface in the Kathmandu Valley. University of Wisconsin--Madison. p. 45.

Further reading

  • von Schroeder, Ulrich. 2019. Nepalese Stone Sculptures. Volume One: Hindu; Volume Two: Buddhist. (Visual Dharma Publications). ISBN 978-3-033-06381-5. Contains SD card with 15,000 digital photographs of Nepalese sculptures and other subjects as public domain.


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