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Boudha Nath: situated about 8 Kilometers. from
the main town of Kathmandu. This is declared to stand as
the largest Buddhist shrine of South Asia. Built by a
Lichchavi king named Man Dev in the fifth century A.D.
It has four pairs of eyes in the four directions that
keep watch for righteous behavior. Boudha Nath stands on
an octagonal base and also has ancient prayer wheels. It
rests on a series of three terraces and from the bird's
eye view it takes the relevant shape of a lotus flower,
which indeed remains a very holy object for the devout
Buddhists of the entire world. This shrine is surrounded
by a circular market, which forms a part of Town like in
Tibet.
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