Bouddhanath Stupa

One of the highlight of our Pilgrimage Trip is to visit and circumbulate the Boudanath Stupa. It is located within walking distance(10mins) from The Hyatt and 15 mins from the Shambala guest house that we are staying.

Therefore, we tour this stupa immediately after arrival and check into guest house to freshen up. There was a power black out while we were circumbuating the stupa.

While cicumbulating, we turn the prayer wheels and also chant mantra.

We stopped to make light offerings @ 10rps per lamp with our Geshala leading us with the chanting and making the prayers and dedications.

This is a picture of the Boudanath Stupa taken during the day. Look how inspiring!!

This Colossal stupa the biggest in Nepal is situated about 7km. East of the capital. The Bouddhhnath stupa is also known as Khasti Chitya and is considered as one of the oldest stupas in the country. After 1959, many Tibetans came and have settled in Bouddhanath area.

With a diameter of about 100m and a height of 40m, Bouddhanath is among the largest stupas in the world. The Bouddhanath stupa covers a vast area that has a circumbulatory path at the bottom and another path made of three-tier plinth. The stupa looks similar to Swayambhunath but many features in this stupa are pinnacles as well as 108 Buddhist Gods and Goddesses. The most attractive part of the Stupa is the all seeing eyes of the Buddha painted with red, white and blue.

It is believed that King Manadeva built the Bouddhanath stupa during the Lichavi period. It has been renovated time and again and the present form of stupa was renovated in the 17th century.