![]() The village that surrounds the great Kāśyapa stupa is generally known by the name of Bauddha/ Boudha.which in Tibetan is called Yambu Chorten Chenpo (Tibetan: ཡམ་བུའི་མཆོད་རྟེན་ཆེན་པོ། Wylie: yam bu'i mchod rten chenpo). Later the government of Nepal renamed the place from Khasti to Boudhanath to better reflect Nepal's Hinduism. Because the people at that time were managing to survive the drought by collecting droplets of dew, the place was named Khāsti, a combination of the Nepal Bhasa words for dew ("khas") and drops ("ti"). The prince, with a regretful heart, went to the top of Bajrayogini and cast off a chicken, with the intention of constructing a stupa where it landed Boudhanath Stupa stands where it landed. According to local mythology, during the sacrifice (performed, at the king's order by one of his sons), the king's head flew off, landing at the nearby Sankhu Bajrayogini Temple. Only the king himself and his two princes were suitable candidates, so the king decided to sacrifice himself to bring water to the fountain. When the new fountain produced no water, the king consulted his astrologers, who suggested that what was needed was a human sacrifice of a male candidate having Battis-Lakshanas, or thirty-two perfections. King Vikramaditya instructed that a traditional stone drinking fountain ( dhunge dhara or lwã hiti) should be built in the southern part of the palace courtyard. Mythology behind formation Newar Buddhist mythology Īccording to the Newar Buddhist history of Nepal, where the Narayanhiti Palace currently stands once stood the palace of King Vikramaditya (of the Licchavi kingdom). Along with Swayambhu, it is one of the most popular tourist sites in the Kathmandu area. As of 1979, Boudha Stupa is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The influx of the Tibetan refugees has seen the construction of over 50 gompas ( Budhhist monasteries) around Boudha. Following the 1959 Tibetan uprising, a large number of the Tibetan refugees migrated to Nepal and settled down around Boudhanath. Tibetan merchants have rested and offered prayers at Boudha Stupa for many centuries. ![]() It then turns directly south, heading over the Bagmati River to Lalitpur, bypassing the main city of Kathmandu (which was built later). It is located on the ancient trade route from Tibet which enters the Kathmandu Valley by the village of Sankhu in the northeast corner and continues to the ancient and smaller stupa of Chabahil named Charumati Stupa (often called "Little Boudhanath"). The stupa is said to entomb the remains of Kassapa Buddha. Located about 11 km (6.8 mi) from the center and northeastern outskirts of Kathmandu, its massive mandala makes it one of the largest spherical stupas in Nepal and the world. Official name: Bauddhanath, part of Kathmandu Valleyīouddha ( Nepali: बौद्धनाथ Nepal bhasa: खास्ति चैत्य Standard Tibetan: བྱ་རུང་ཁ་ཤོར།, romanized: Jarung Khashor, Wylie: bya rung kha shor), also known as Boudhanath, Khasti Chaitya and Khāsa Chaitya is a stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal.
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