| Mahaboudha Temple | |
|---|---|
.jpg.webp) Mahaboudha Temple in 2013 | |
| Religion | |
| District | Lalitpur District |
| Province | Bagmati Province |
| Deity | Gautama Buddha |
| Location | |
| Country | Nepal |
  Shown within Bagmati Province  Mahabouddha Temple (Nepal) | |
| Geographic coordinates | 27°40′08″N 85°19′38″E / 27.668974266035832°N 85.32735378340799°E |
Mahaboudha Temple is a shikhara Newar Buddhist temple in Lalitpur, Nepal.[1]
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
- ↑ "Patan: Modern storehouse of traditions". OnlineKhabar English News. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- 1 2 "Mahabouddha Temple | Patan, Nepal Attractions". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ↑ 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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