Bahal · Buddhist
Nhuche Baha (Bajradhatu Mahavihar)
न्हुछे बहाः
Kathmandu
A Newar Buddhist courtyard monastery in the Sighal (Shree Gha) area of central Kathmandu, a short walk from Thamel and close to Dharmakirti Bahal and the Kathesimbhu Stupa.
Hours
Open courtyard (accessible during daytime)
Admission
Free
Neighborhood
Sighal (Shree Gha), central Kathmandu (near Dharmakirti Bahal, close to Thamel)
Nhuche Baha, formally Bajradhatu Mahavihar, is a Newar Buddhist courtyard monastery in the Sighal (Shree Gha) quarter of central Kathmandu, only a short distance from Dharmakirti Bahal and the Kathesimbhu Stupa, and a few minutes' walk south of Thamel.
Like the valley's other bahals, it is a living courtyard shrine maintained across generations by its resident Buddhist community, part of the dense network of Vajrayana monastic courtyards in this part of the old city.
This is a short entry; further detail on the monastery's founding, its enshrined kwapah-dyah, inscriptions, and festival calendar will be added as it is confirmed.
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