John K Locke, Buddhist Monasteries of Nepal: A survey of the Bāhās and Bahīs of the Kathmandu Valley

The UNESCO World Heritage sites of the Kathmandu Valley give pride of place to the temples and palaces at the symbolic heart of the three formerly royal cities: Kathmandu itself, Patan and Bhaktapur. What gives these ancient Newar cities their character, however, is not just the royal centres but t...

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Argitaratua izan da:URI:https://journals.openedition.org/ebhr,
Egile nagusia: Gellner, David N
Formatua: Article ou chapitre numérique
Hizkuntza:Anglais
Argitaratua: European Bulletin of Himalayan Research 2024
Sarrera elektronikoa:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Gaia:The UNESCO World Heritage sites of the Kathmandu Valley give pride of place to the temples and palaces at the symbolic heart of the three formerly royal cities: Kathmandu itself, Patan and Bhaktapur. What gives these ancient Newar cities their character, however, is not just the royal centres but the rabbit warren of lanes and courtyards that make up the rest of the urban fabric. Among these many courtyards, set back from the streets and crossroads, Buddhist monastic courtyards (baha and bah...