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Kwa Bahal

Maitripura Mahavihara, Kvabaha, Khya

Traditional Newar Buddhist Monastery (Vihara).
One of the 18 Main Bahals (Mahavihara) of the Acarya Guthi (nep.) resp. Deacaguthi (new.) in Kathmandu acc. John K. Locke (1985).
The Kumari of Kwa Bahal is the Inkarnation of Vajradeva, a Buddhist Goddess. It lies north of the Thahiti Square.

  • Map from Carl Pruscha, Kathmandu Valley, Vol. 2, 1st ed., Wien 1975

  • Foto in Carl Pruscha, Kathmandu Valley, Vol. 2, 1st ed., Wien 1975

  • Foto by Ton van der Kop in http://stichtingmilijuli.org/oud/NepalfotosTon/

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