Monument sights in Around The Kathmandu Valley

1. Tamang Gompa

   • Bodhnath (Boudha), Nepal
   • Sights › Monument

   The new Tamang Gompa and Guru Lhakhang are currently being built on the north side of the stupa enclosure. A small plaque here honours Ekai Kawaguchi (1866-1945), the first Japanese to make it to Tibet (he passed through Bodhnath in 1899). For an excellent account of his remarkable travels see Scott Berry's book A Stranger in Tibet, available in Thamel bookshops.

   reviewed

   • 0
   • 0