Hiranya Varna Mahavihar

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The Golden Temple
Hiranya Varna Mahavihar
हिरण्य वर्ण महाविहार
क्वबहा:
Kwa Baha:
Golden Temple of Nepal
Hiranaya varna Mahavihar, Patan, Lalitpur.jpg
Hiraṇyavarṇa Mahāvihāra,
known as the Golden Temple[1]
Religion
AffiliationNewar Buddhism
Location
LocationKwalakhu Road, Patan 44600
CountryNepal
Geographic coordinates27°40′31.2″N 85°19′28.8″E / 27.675333°N 85.324667°E / 27.675333; 85.324667Coordinates: 27°40′31.2″N 85°19′28.8″E / 27.675333°N 85.324667°E / 27.675333; 85.324667
Architecture
Completed1409

Hiraṇyavarṇa Mahāvihāra (Nepali: हिरण्यवर्ण महाविहार), also Kwa Baha: (Nepali: क्वबहा:) informally called The Golden Temple with literal meaning "Gold-colored Great Monastery", is a historical vihara (Buddhist monastery) situated in Patan, Nepal.[2][3] It is known locally as the "Golden Temple" and it is famous for feeding rats.

History[]

This three-storey golden pagoda of Shakyamuni Buddha was built in the twelfth century by King Bhaskar Varman. Inside the upper storey of the pagoda is the golden image and a large prayer wheel.[4]

Gallery[]

  • Deities

  • Star Goddess

  • Entrance gate with a jahru on the left

  • Bajra at Hiranya Varna Mahavihar

  • Hiranya Varna Mahavihar Temple Front View.

See also[]

External links[]

Media related to Hiranyabarna Mahavihar, Patan at Wikimedia Commons

References[]

  1. ^ "Patan, Nepal : A Tourism, Travel, and Information Guide". patan.com.
  2. ^ See photoes
  3. ^ Hiranya Varna Mahabihar.htm Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ District Development Committee Lalitpur (Hiranya Verna Mahavihar)


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