Amitabha Dhurkapa | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Tibetan Buddhism |
Deity | Amitābha |
Location | |
Location | Kathmandu |
Country | Nepal |
Amitabha Monastery is a Himalayan Buddhist monastery in Nepal.
Overview
The Amitabha Monastery sits on the top of Druk Amitabha mountain overlooking Kathmandu Valley. It is a center for spiritual practice and for humanitarian causes It has a hall that seats up to 2,000 people, a library, administration office for the Drukpa Lineage, a nunnery, residences for 300 nuns, and a medical clinic. It is a refuge for animals saved from butchering and has vegetable gardens to provide food for the center. The hiking trail here are as attractive as the monastery and the surrounding scenarios.
- Amitabha Monastery
- Buddha Amitābha in Himalayan Buddhism, traditional Thangka painting.
References
- ^ "Druk Amitabha Mountain". The Gyalwang Drukpa. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
- "Amitabha Monastery Hiking".
- David Reed; James McConnachie (1 October 2009). The Rough Guide to Nepal. Rough Guides. p. 340. ISBN 978-1-4053-8049-2. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
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