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2 Grand Hall  





3 Transportation  





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Matepani Gumba
Matepani Gumba
Religion
AffiliationBuddhists
DistrictKaski
ProvinceGandaki
DeityBuddha
FestivalsLosar, Buddha Jayanti
Location
LocationMatepani, Pokhara
MunicipalityPokhara Metropolitan City
Architecture
Completed1960 A.D

Matepani Gumba[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] located in Matepani, Kundahar[citation needed] area of Pokhara, Kaski District of the Gandaki Zone in western Nepal. It was established in 1960 A.D.by Nyeshang people who migrated to Pokhara from Manang. Situated on a small hill, east of the Pokhara city, the monastery is about five km from Mahendrapul. This gumba is situated on the top of a green hill mountain.

Monks praying[edit]

Several times a day one of the Buddhist monks will grab a gong and announce the time for prayer with a bang. Like ants out of the woodwork, all of the students and teachers of the monastery come clambering out of their dormitories and offices to enter the grand hall of the gumba.[citation needed]

Typically these prayers are held in the morning and late afternoon. But if there is some special event or holiday, the monks may be cooped up in the temple for the entire day reciting prayers and mantras. Depending on how strict the temple is or how many friends you made with the resident monks, you may even be invited to sit in on one of the prayers.[citation needed]

Grand Hall[edit]

The interior of the Matepani Gumba[9] is decorated with bright elaborate murals depicting stories from Buddha’s life and myths related to the various deities which make up the religion.

Transportation[edit]

Local public buses are available from Mahendrapul and Kahukhola.

Local taxis are also available.

Gallery[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Matepani Gumba (Buddhist Monastery) – Tourism Kaski". Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  • ^ "Matepani Gumba Buddhist Monastery in Pokhara". Blon Holiday. 2017-02-17. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  • ^ "Matepani Gumba (Pokhara) - 2020 All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go (with Photos)". Tripadvisor. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  • ^ "Monasteries at risk of landslide". The Himalayan Times. 2017-07-23. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
  • ^ Subedi, Santosh. "Matepani gumba at high risk of landslide". My Republica. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
  • ^ "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
  • ^ "Matepani Gumba (Pokhara) - 2020 All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go (with Photos)". Tripadvisor. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
  • ^ "Matepani Gumba (Buddhist Monastery) – Tourism Kaski". Retrieved 2020-06-28.
  • ^ "Kundahar". Retrieved 2020-06-29.

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