Chilancho — Attraction in Kirtipur Municipality

This monastery is situated on the eastern side of Kirtipur. In Newar language, the word Chilan means immortal and the word Cho means Hill. Therefore, its literal meaning is the immortal god situated on the hill. The stupa is about 9.0-10.5 high on a quadrangular base. On all four sides there are small chaityas. The dome is plastered white.

The local people call this monastery as Chilancho Baha: but it is described as Jagatpal Maha Vihar in the historical records. The people of Patan and Kathmandu call this monastery as Kyapu: Baha:. It was turned into a monastery in 1515 by Jagatpal varma, who used to live at Pim Bahal of Patan, and who was very powerful during the regime of King Ratna Malla of Kathmandu. But the Chaitya is thought to have been built by Samrat Ashok of India. According to the chronicle used by Daniel Wright, who wrote the History of Nepal hundred years ago. When Samrat Ashok came to Kathmandu, he established a Stupa also at Kirtipur. There is a house of a guthi for Vajracharyas which is known as Agan-Chhen, the inner sanctum or sacred room maintained by Buddhist Tantric worshippers and in which there is a statue of Buddha. There are also some small Chaityas around the monastery, which is situated on the top of the area. The Vajracharyas, newar Priests, live around this monastery. Archaeologists believe the Chaityas of this Vihar to be different from the Chaityas of other places, and, in their view, they possess greater importance from the archaeological point of view. People of that place celebrate a festival realted with the Vihar on the night of Ashwin Purnima, the full moon night of the month of September. In his Sketches From Nepal, foreign scholar H.Ambrose Old Field has described the Chaitya in this way:

In this south-eastern quarter of the city, there is a Buddhist Temple, called Chillandeo, which, though comparatively small, yet on account of the number of sculputered objects of Buddhist worship which it exhibits and the accuracy with which the various deities and their respective symbols and vehicles are figured, is one of the most perfect and valuable monuments of Buddhism in the whole valley.

Near the Chaitya, there are stone images of Khadga Vir and Vajra Vir, two elephants, one Dharma Dhatu mandal of Nepal era 789 and the other big bell dated Nepal era 876. Aaround this Chaitya there are some deities – Vairochana, Achyovya, Padmapani Lokeshwara, tara Devi-4, Ratna Sambhava Amitabha and...

This is an old buddhist stupa located in Kirtipur town. One of the few stupas in Nepal where the brick work is not covered with plaster. Worship also goes on here. The atmosphere around the stupa is serene. It was supposedly built during the time of Ashoka, the emperor who converted to Buddhism. Don't miss it on the way back from Pharping and Dakshin Kali. It is on a hillock and surrounded on all sides by a very old town. The town itself is worth seeing. Kirtipur (apparently meaning "City of Glory") was part of the conquest of the Shah Dynasty. The views from Kirtipur are superb and if you are lucky the snow clad Himalaya can be seen towards the north. The Bagh Bharavi Mandir is a good point to for these views of the Himalaya. There are hardly any crowds here and is worth a visit. You can take a car or motor bike to the Bagh Bharavi Temple to walk around and...

Peaceful & Beautiful Place in the lapse of Buddhist Stupa Known as Chiloncho Bihar of Buddhist located in Kirtipur and it is 2.4 km approx far from Kathmandu center City. It is really a peaceful place which is beautifully location in the height of Kirtipur. This is the oldest Bihar of Buddhist. Worshipped locally by Guruju / Bajracharya of Kiritipur. This is on the way to Bhagbhairav Temple near first left turn to reach 5-10 mins walk above. Everybody should not forget to visit once while in Kirtipur, many people will forget this place as this is seperately lies...