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KOPAN MONASTERY KATHMANDU

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August 24th 2010
What an amazing two weeks I have had. The first week was a Buddhist Beginners course and was mostly wonderful. I have decided that the easiest thing to do is to give you parts of my diary entries that I made. They have been edited though to protect the innocent - me! Sorry it’s rather long, but then it’s up to you if you read it. An amazingly beautiful place in the hills just outside of ... read more

Asia » Nepal » Kathmandu » Boudhanath

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In 1951, the Nepalese monarch ended the century-old system of rule by hereditary premiers and instituted a cabinet system of government. Reforms in 1990 established a multiparty democracy within the framework of a constitutional monarchy. A Maoist in... ... read more