Mahabouddha Temple

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

Mahaboudha Temple
Mahaboudha Temple in 2013
Religion
DistrictLalitpur District
ProvinceBagmati Province
DeityGautama Buddha
Location
CountryNepal
Mahabouddha Temple is located in Bagmati Province
Mahabouddha Temple
Shown within Bagmati Province
Mahabouddha Temple is located in Nepal
Mahabouddha Temple
Mahabouddha Temple (Nepal)
Geographic coordinates27.668974266035832°N 85.32735378340799°E / 27.668974266035832; 85.32735378340799

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. "Patan: Modern storehouse of traditions". OnlineKhabar English News. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  2. "Mahabouddha Temple | Patan, Nepal Attractions". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  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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