Thrangu Tara Abbey Monastry

Thrangu Tara Abbey Monastry is a Buddhist temple in Nagarjun, Kathmandu, Bagmati Province. Thrangu Tara Abbey Monastry is situated nearby to the Hindu temple Sitapaila Temple, as well as near Aaitabarey Temple.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Swayambhunath and Natural History Museum.

Swayambhunath

Buddhist temple

Photo: Argenberg, CC BY 4.0.

Swayambhunath is an ancient religious complex atop a hill in the Kathmandu Valley, west of Kathmandu city. The Tibetan and Sanskrit name for the site means 'self-arising' or 'self-sprung'. Swayambhunath is situated 1½ km east of Thrangu Tara Abbey Monastry.

Natural History Museum

Museum

Photo: Ganesh Paudel, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Natural History Museum of Nepal is located near the World Heritage Site of Swayambhunath. The museum was established in 1975. Since then the museum has collected 50,000 specimens of Nepal’s flora, fauna, and funga. Natural History Museum is situated 1½ km east of Thrangu Tara Abbey Monastry.

Basantapur Durbar Square

Square

Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kathmandu Durbar Square is a historically and culturally significant site in Kathmandu, Nepal. It is one of the three Durbar Squares in the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal that are UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Basantapur Durbar Square is situated 3½ km east of Thrangu Tara Abbey Monastry.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sitapaila and Ramkot.

Sitapaila

Suburb

Sitapaila is a village and former Village Development Committee that is now part of Nagarjun Municipality in Province No. 3 of central Nepal. The name of the community comes from "Sita" who was the wife of Lord Ram and daughter of Nepalese King Janak and "paila" meaning footsteps in Nepali.

Ramkot

Neighborhood

Ramkot is a village of the Nagarjun Municipality, Bagmati Province, Nepal. The 2011 Nepal census recorded that Ramkot had a population of 6,303 people in 1,427 independent households.

Tinthana

Suburb

Tinthana is a town and former Village Development Committee that is now part of Chandragiri Municipality in Kathmandu District in Province No. 3 of central Nepal. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 9,726. Tinthana is situated 3 km south of Thrangu Tara Abbey Monastry.

Thrangu Tara Abbey Monastry

Type: Buddhist temple
Categories: place of worship and religion
Location: Nagarjun, Kathmandu, Bagmati Province, Nepal, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude

27.71381° or 27° 42′ 50″ north

Longitude

85.27368° or 85° 16′ 25″ east

Open location code

7MV7P77F+GF

OpenStreetMap ID

node 14073012721

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

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