The Bodhnath Stupa, located 8 km east of kathmandu city centre, is one of Nepal's most famous monuments. Because the tower is painted with glowing eyes, it is called the "Big Eye Tower" by tourists.
Outside the Boudhagh Stupa Temple is a bustling neighborhood, with congested traffic and disorganized power lines that make people miss the entrance to the temple if you are not careful.
Bodaha Pagoda is a microcosm of Tibetan culture, its long history can be traced back to the 14th century, because it is located on the main trade route between Tibet and Nepal in China, the area around Bodaha Pagoda has become an important holy place for Tibetan Buddhism in Nepal.
At the main entrance of the Bodaha Stupa, there are colorful sculptures of Songtsen Gampo and Princess Wencheng riding on the back of an elephant.
The pagoda was built in the 5th century AD and has a history of more than 1,500 years, and contains the relics of Gaya Buddha. The pagoda is 38 meters high and has a circumference of 100 meters, which is more spectacular than the stupa of the Monkey Temple.
The multicolored prayer flags fluttering in the wind on the stupa are written with Buddhist scriptures, praying for good fortune and prosperity, and eliminating disasters.
It is said that this pagoda also has a Nepalese name called "Dewdrop Tower". It is said that when this pagoda was built, Nepal was in drought and could not get water, so the builders of the tower collected dewdrops and stucco, so it was called "dew tower".
Near the Great Pagoda of Bodahab, practitioners from all over the world can be seen every day making prayers, offerings, offering lamps, repentance, and blessings.
Or meditate, as if everything in the world has become a flowing stream, and the noisy environment of the temple can no longer disturb the mind.
For tourists, Bodha Temple is just a popular punch card destination, taking photos is even if the task is completed, and for pilgrims, Bodaha Temple is far more than this, but a spiritual sustenance.
The entire group of pagodas resembles a stately hill town, with a circular street between the houses and the Buddhist houses, lined with shops, and the residents here are mostly of Tibetan descent, selling mostly Buddha statues or Tibetan jewelry.
The damage caused by the earthquake to Bodahar Monastery and the surrounding environment has disappeared, as if it had never happened, and everything in front of us is very peaceful.
Although January is the low season for tourism in Nepal, the Bodaha Monastery in the afternoon is still crowded with incense.
The bustling crowds, mixed with tourists and pilgrims, make this historic temple seem particularly popular.
Pigeons, also favored at Bodha Temple, can be freely above the gods.
Although it is not as numerous as the pigeon herd in Duba Square in Kathmandu, it also makes a landscape.
The happiest moment of the Bodaha Stupa Temple: on the wire, a pair of pigeons hugging and kissing each other, if no one is basking in their happiness, the years are not old, you and I are together.
tips：
1. Bodaha Temple admission: 400 rupees per person, it seems that only the entrance fee is charged to foreigners with obvious appearance;
2, the entire temple play cost performance is not as high as the monkey temple, time wealth can go to play, time is tight can choose the monkey temple to play;
3. Recommended play time: 40 minutes;
4. Taxi from Monkey Temple to Bodaha Temple, the fare is 500 rupees, which can be used as a reference;