The pagoda itself functions as a temple, making it a “vertical monastery” — or, as its name suggests, “The Palace of Buddha.” ...

In 2015, with $125,000 raised on a crowdfunding site, Wangchuk built a 64-foot-tall “ice stupa”—an artificial ... cone of ice shaped like a Buddhist shrine. It’s designed to stay frozen ...

Spend your days visiting tourist points like Boudhnath Stupa (a major centre of Tibetan Buddhism located in the north-eastern edge of Kathmandu), Swayambhunath Temple (a beautiful shrine perched ...