Boudhanath (
Devnagari: बौद्धनाथ) (also called
Boudha,
Bouddhanath,
Bodhnath or
Baudhanath or the Khāsa
Caitya) is one of the holiest
Buddhist sites in
Kathmandu (
Yambu),
Nepal. It is known as
Khāsti in
Nepal Bhasa Jyarung Khasyor in
Tamang language, as
Bauddha or
Bodh-nāth by modern speakers of
Nepali. Located about 11 km (6.8 mi) from the center and northeastern outskirts of Kathmandu, the stupa's massive
mandala makes it one of the largest spherical
stupas in Nepal.
