Bouddha

After a slow start I headed over to Bouddha or Bouddhanath (different people say it differently). Bouddha is among the largest stupas in the world, and one of the holiest sites in Nepal. Any time you go you will see people circling around it in a clockwise direction and often spinning the thousands of prayer wheels all around the circumference. During festivals many thousands of people flock here to pray, light butter lamps and increase their Karma... or something along those lines.


Touristy photo of Bouddha... pretty empty today.


This statue of Buddha was tucked away in a monastery just off to the side of the main Stupa.


My friend the monk in front of the stupa.


People carve mantras into rocks as a form of meditation.


After spending a few hours admiring Bouddha from the ground, I went into a courtyard and noticed a monkey up on the roof. I decided to try to stalk the monkey, so found a way to get up on the roof of the building. By the time I got there it was gone, but it had led me to a whole different perspective of Bouddha! These are unlit butter lamps, on the edge of the roof in front of the stupa.