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| Temple - Namo Buddha - Nepal | |
The pilgrimage site of Namo Buddha is about forty kilometers from the Boudhanath Stupa. Located on slightly elevated land, it is a pleasant and out-of-the way place. A long time in the past, many immeasurable eons ago, our teacher the perfect Buddha was practicing on the path of learning. He was overcome with compassion when he saw a tigress tormented by starvation and offered his body to her without a moment’s hesitation.
After Great Being offered his body in generosity to the tigress, people found it difficult to travel through the region for fear of all wild animals, so they developed the practice of reciting “Namo Buddhaya” (“I take refuge in the Buddha”) to dispel their anxiety. To this day, the local inhabitants call the area Namo Buddha. As time passed, villages gradually appeared, and cultivated fields extended from the houses. The ancient stupa has become a special place to accumulate merit through activities such as circumambulation and making offerings. People come from all corners of the world to visit the site and make the traditional offerings of butter lamps, a fresh coat of white paint for the stupa, and a pleated cloth that encircles the base of its spire and ripples in the wind. |
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| Issued Country | Nepal |
| Issued Year | 1992 |
| Category | Buddhist Architect World Heritage |
| Type | Postage Stamps |