Mahabouddha Temple Explained

Mahaboudha Temple
Deity:	Gautama Buddha
District:	Lalitpur District
Country:	Nepal
Map Type:	Nepal Bagmati Province#Nepal
Coordinates:	27.669°N 85.3274°W

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.

Further reading

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Patan: Modern storehouse of traditions. 1 April 2021. OnlineKhabar English News. en-GB.
2. Web site: Mahabouddha Temple Patan, Nepal Attractions. 1 April 2021. Lonely Planet. en.
3. Book: Leech, Charles Russell. Tibetan Buddhist/Newari Buddhist Interface in the Kathmandu Valley. 1990. University of Wisconsin--Madison. 45. en.