Lumbini- the birth place of Lord buddha

Lumbini is famous for all Buddhist around the world. It is situated in Kapilvastu district of Nepal. There is a Ashoka Pillar, eastiblished by emperor Ashoka in 245 BC. Just before His birth, Bodhisattva was the lord of Tushita deva realm. There He had resolved to be reborn for the last time and show the attainment of enlightenment to the world. He had made five investigations and determined that this southern continent, where men lived for one hundred years, was the most suitable place and. Since the royal cast was the most respected at that point of time and the lineages of King Suddhodana and his Queen Mayadevi were pure, He chose to be born as their son, a prince of the Shakya dynasty. After placing crowning His successor Maitreya, Bodhisattva descended from Tushita to the world of man. After Lumbini Development Committee was formed in 1970 with the members of 13 countries, many countries have built stupas and monasteries here. Countries like South Korea, China, Myanmar, , Vietnam, Thailand, France, Germany,India, Japan etc have built Buddhist Monasteries. There are Buddhist libraries, museum and research centers as well.

Changunarayan Temple in Bhaktapur

Changu Narayan temple is Vishnu, well known as the preserver god of creation to Hindus, lies in the village of Changu in Bhaktapur district. The temple is ancient temple and oldest to be discovered in Nepal, is located in the temple compound and it tells of the victorious King Mandev. Changunarayan Temple is historical temple as well as religion. Changunarayan Temple was built in pagoda style around 3rd century by the king Manadev.The temple is decorated by some of the best samples of stone, wood, and metal craft in the Valley. It offers to see you different types of sculptors and carvings of stones, wood and metals inside the temple premise. The tourist guide says, "When you look upon Changu Narayan, you observe the complete cultural development of the Kathmandu Valley.

Pashupatinath Temple

The temple of Lord Shiva - Pashupatinath is the holiest Hindu pilgrimage destination in Nepa,5km east of Kathmandul . The temple was listed in the UNESCO World Heritage Monument List in 1979. There are linga images of Shiva along with statues, shrines, and temples dedicated to other deities in the complex. The richly ornamented pagoda houses, the scared linga, or phallic symbol of Lord Shiva fascinates everyone. A temple dedicated to Shiva existed at this site in AD 879. However, the present temple was built by King Bhupatindra Malla in 1697. A gold plated roof, silver doors, and woodcarvings of the finest quality decorate the pagoda construction. Guheswari Temple , restored in AD 1653, represents the female "force". It is dedicated to Satidevi, Shiva's first wife, who gave up her life in the flames of her father's fire ritual.

Although It is only allowed Hindus inside the temple. Visitors can clearly see thepashupati nath temple and the activities performed in the temple from the eastern bank of Bagmati River. Nepali and Indian pay homage to this temple everyday. Locals daily worship and receive blessing from lord Shiva early in the morning.

Swayambhunath Stupa Kathmandu

Swayambhu Nath Stupa is popular temple in Kathmandu valley for both religious people of Buddhist and Hindus, lies 3km west . It is located 77m above the sea level of the Kathmandu valley.Swayambhunath Temple also called the `Monkey Temple' because of the many hundreds of monkeys who scamper around the temple. Swayambhunath's worshippers include Hindus, Vajrayana Buddhists of northern Nepal and Tibet, and the Newari Buddhists of central and southern Nepal. Each morning before dawn, hundreds of pilgrims will ascend the 365 steps that lead up the hill.

It was listed in the UNESCO World Heritage Monument List in 1979.The history of the Valley, according to the legends, the lotus mysteriously radiated a brilliant light, and the name of the place came to be Swayambhu, meaning 'Self-Created or Self-Existent'. Bodhisattva Manjusri came across a beautiful lake during his travel. He saw a lotus that emitted brilliant light at the lake's center, so he cut a gorge in a southern hill and drained the waters to worship the lotus. The lotus was then transformed into a hill and the light became the Swayabhunath Stupa. Men settled on the bed of the lake and called it the Kathmandu Valley. From then on, the hilltop of the Self-existent Lord has been a holy place.

Boudhanath Stupa Kathmandu

Boudhanath Stupa

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The focal point of Tibetan Buddhism is Boudhanath Stupa,also known as Khasti in newari word. Boudhanath Stupa is popular holy sites for Buddhist religious people,lies 8km east of Kathmandu valley, Nepal. Boudhanath is among the largest stupas in South Asia. It has become the focal point of Tibetan Buddhist in Nepal and rich in Buddhist symbolism. The stupa is located in the town of Boudha, on the eastern outskirts of Kathmandu. Boudhanath is a UNESCO World Heritage Monument List in 1979 . 
Boudhanath Stupa was built in the 14th century . The stupa is located on the ancient trade route to Tibet, and Tibetan merchants rested and offered prayers here for many centuries. After the arrival of thousands of Tibetans refugees the 1959 Chinese invasion, the temple has become popular of Tibetan Buddhism. Many of refugees decided to live around Boudhanath. Today it remains an important place of pilgrimage and meditation for Tibetan Buddhists and local Nepalease, as well as a popular tourist site.The name ‘Boudhanath’ is composed of two different words Boudha and Nath. Boudha means wisdom and the suffix Nath stands for Lord. Thus Boudhanath means the Lord of wisdom.