Mula Vihara, Kichandra Bahal, Bhaskara Deva S. Sri Kesavacandra Krta Paravata Mahavihara, Kesh Chandra Mahavihara, Paravarta Mahavihara
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). It is one of the largest and oldest Bahal complexes (Vihara) in the city and one of the 50 Buddhist Power Places acc. Keith Dowman. 4 Monasteries = Kescandra, Samskarita, Kesavacandra Krta Paravata Mahavihara. Mula Vihara means Principal Vihara
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Foto by N.N. in http://www.kvptnepal.org/20years.php
Foto in Carl Pruscha, Kathmandu Valley, Vol. 2, 1st ed., Wien 1975
Map from KVPT, Buddhist Kathmandu, Inventory of Buddhist Courtyards and Shrine Buildings, Kathmandu 2003
Heinrich Seemann, Nepal 2029, Stuttgart 1973
John K. Locke, The Buddhist Monasteries of Nepal : A Survey of the Bahas and Bahis of the Kathmandu Valley, Kathmandu 1985
