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| Golden Jubilee of Diplomatic Relations between Nepal and China | |
Stamp depicting the White Pagoda built by Araniko, Beijing China.
Araniko (1245–1306) was one of the key figures in the arts of Nepal and Yuan dynasty of China, and the artistic exchanges in these areas. He was born in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, during the reign of Abhaya Malla. He is known for building the White Stupa at the Miaoying Temple in Beijing. During the reign of Jaya Bhim Dev Malla, he was sent on a project to build a golden stupa in Tibet, where he also initiated into monkhood. From Tibet he was sent further to North China to work in the court of the emperor Kublai Khan, the founder of Yuan dynasty (1279–1368), where he brought the trans-Himalayan artistic tradition to China.
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| Issued Country | Nepal |
| Issued Year | 2005 |
| Category | Events |
| Type | Postage Stamps |