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Buddhist Pilgrimage & Monastery

Lumbini, Boudha, Swayambhu, and Kopan — Buddhist greetings, butter-lamp offerings, monastery stays, dana etiquette, and the right words at sacred sites.

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  • नमो बुद्धाय

    Namo Buddhaya — Buddhist greeting

    Namo Buddhāya

  • माया देवी मन्दिर कहाँ छ?

    Where is the Maya Devi Temple?

    Māyā Devī mandir kahā̱ chha?

  • के म यहाँ तस्वीर खिच्न सक्छु?

    May I take a photograph here?

    Ke ma yahā̱ tasvīr khichna sakchhu?

  • मलाई गुम्बामा एक रात बस्नुपर्‍यो

    I would like to stay one night at the monastery

    Malāī gumbāmā ek rāt basnuparyo

  • मलाई दीप बत्ती बाल्नुपर्‍यो

    I would like to light a butter lamp

    Malāī dīp battī bālnuparyo

  • के भित्र तस्वीर खिच्न पाइन्छ?

    Is photography permitted inside?

    Ke bhitra tasvīr khichna pāinchha?

  • पूर्वी मठ क्षेत्र कहाँ छ?

    Where is the East Monastic Zone?

    Pūrvī maṭh kṣetra kahā̱ chha?

  • के म यहाँ बसेर ध्यान गर्न सक्छु?

    May I sit and meditate here?

    Ke ma yahā̱ basera dhyān garna sakchhu?

  • A donation box outside a Boudhanath monasteryPhoto: Unsplash

    एक रातको दान कति हो?

    How much is the donation for one night?

    Ek rātko dān kati ho?

  • कृपया जुत्ता निकाल्नुहोस्

    Please remove your shoes

    Kripayā juttā nikālnuhos