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Kopan Buddhist Monastery Kathmandu Nepal

On a hill in the Kathmandu valley, Kopan Monastery was established in 1969 by Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche as a home for monks and nuns from the Himalayan area and foreigners wishing to receive Buddhist teachings. Outside the main temple door are the Four Guardian Kings: White Dhritarashtra East King plays a lute Blue Virudhaka South King holds a sword Red Virupaksa West King holds a stupa Orange Vaishravana North King (also called Jambhala) holds a victory banner and a jewel-spitting mongoose There is also a painting of the Wheel Of Life Inside the main temple is a 6m statue of the founder of the Gelug tradition, Lama Tsong Khapa. The center piece of the left side altar is Shakyamuni Buddha. There are thangkas of the eight Indian masters who established the Buddhist philosophical system on the walls. To the right of the main temple is the debate house with many beautiful statues of the eight Nalanda masters Outside the Tantric College are the eight stupas of Enlightenment, representing the eight great deeds of Shakyamuni Buddha Walk up the steps to the upper road,and you will you see the Enlightenment Stupa in memory of the previous abbot, Khensur Lama Lhundrup. Right next to it is the Great Thousand Buddha Relic Stupa, with a circular pond in front of it displaying a statue of the Buddha of Compassion, Chenrezig. A statue of Maitreya, the future Buddha is nearby There are many beautiful flowers and plants at Kopan. Returning toward the entrance is a big prayer wheel which contains many millions of mantras of the Buddha of Compassion, Chenrezig. There are beautiful paintings of Manjushri who represents divine wisdom , Tara and Blue Vajrapani who represents power and strength