Boudhanath Stupa

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Buddhist stupa cultural heritage site pilgrimage site religious building tourist attraction

Boudhanath Stupa is one of the largest and most important Buddhist stupas in the world, a major pilgrimage site and cultural landmark in Kathmandu, Nepal.

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Label Occurrences
Boudhanath Stupa canonical 2
Bouddhanath 1
Boudha Stupa 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist stupa ⓘ
cultural heritage site ⓘ
pilgrimage site ⓘ
religious building ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
altName Boudhanath Stupa ⓘ
surface form: Bouddhanath

Boudhanath Stupa ⓘ
surface form: Boudha Stupa

Jarung Khashor ⓘ
Khāsti Chaitya ⓘ
associatedWith Newar ⓘ
surface form: Newar Buddhist community

Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ
Tibetan refugee community ⓘ
country Nepal ⓘ
culturalSignificance important pilgrimage site for Buddhists ⓘ
major center of Tibetan culture in Nepal ⓘ
damagedIn 2015 Nepal earthquake ⓘ
dedicatedTo Shakyamuni Buddha ⓘ
surface form: the Buddha
governingBody local Buddhist committees ⓘ
hasActivity kora (ritual circumambulation) ⓘ
lighting butter lamps ⓘ
spinning prayer wheels ⓘ
hasElement harmika ⓘ
pinnacle with thirteen steps ⓘ
square base with multiple terraces ⓘ
hasFeature Buddha eyes on all four sides of the tower ⓘ
circumambulatory path ⓘ
gilded tower ⓘ
massive white dome ⓘ
prayer wheels around the base ⓘ
surrounding monasteries ⓘ
heightApprox about 36 meters ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
locatedIn Bagmati Province ⓘ
Kathmandu ⓘ
Kathmandu District ⓘ
Nepal ⓘ
near Pashupatinath Temple ⓘ
partOf Kathmandu Valley ⓘ
surface form: Kathmandu Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site
reconstructed after 2015 Nepal earthquake ⓘ
religion Buddhism ⓘ
shape mandala-like plan ⓘ
symbolism represents the Buddha’s mind ⓘ
represents the path to enlightenment ⓘ
tourismImportance one of the most visited sites in Kathmandu ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite yes ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1979 ⓘ
visitedBy Tibetan pilgrims ⓘ
international tourists ⓘ
local Buddhists ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kathmandu → hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Boudhanath Stupa ⓘ
Kathmandu Valley → hasWorldHeritageSite → Boudhanath Stupa ⓘ
Boudhanath Stupa → altName → Boudhanath Stupa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boudha Stupa
Boudhanath Stupa → altName → Boudhanath Stupa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bouddhanath
Nepali people → religiousSite → Boudhanath Stupa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boudhanath