Phuntsok Choeling Monastery
Phuntsok Choeling Monastery is a Buddhist temple in Nagarjun, Kathmandu, Bagmati Province. Phuntsok Choeling Monastery is situated nearby to the marketplace Rumba Departmental Store, as well as near the government office Office of Ward no 2 Nagarjun Municipality.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Swayambhunath and Natural History Museum.
Swayambhunath
Buddhist temple
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 southeast of Phuntsok Choeling Monastery.
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 south of Phuntsok Choeling Monastery.
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 southeast of Phuntsok Choeling Monastery.
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. Ramkot is situated 3 km west of Phuntsok Choeling Monastery.
Maru
Neighborhood
Maru is a historic neighborhood in central Kathmandu, Nepal and one of the most important cultural spots in the city. It is linked with the origin of the name Kathmandu, and forms part of what is generically known as Durbar Square, the old royal palace complexes of temples, shrines and palace buildings all of which have been declared UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Maru is situated 3 km southeast of Phuntsok Choeling Monastery.
Phuntsok Choeling Monastery
- Type: Buddhist temple
- Categories: place of worship and religion
- Location: Nagarjun, Kathmandu, Bagmati Province, Nepal, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
27.72604° or 27° 43′ 34″ northLongitude
85.28254° or 85° 16′ 57″ eastOpen location code
7MV7P7GM+C2OpenStreetMap ID
way 438436875OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
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In Other Languages
“Phuntsok Choeling Monastery” goes by many names.
- French: “Monastère Jaune”
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