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Bajrayogini Temple

बज्रयोगिनी मन्दिर

Newar Buddhist temple in Nepal

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Bajrayogini Temple (Nepali: बज्रयोगिनी मन्दिर) is a Tantric Buddhist temple located at Sakwa in Nepal's Kathmandu Valley. It is also well known as Bodhisattva's Temple. The temple is actually a sort of temple complex, with the main temple having been built by King Pratap Malla in the sixteenth century. Vajrayogini is a Buddhist tantric deity, she is also conflated with Ugra Tara, a form of the Buddhist dharmapala Ekajati. However, the temple is sacred to both Buddhists and Hindus.

Quick facts

Type
protected area wd
Located in
Kathmandu District (district of Nepal) › Bagmati Province (province of Nepal) wd
Heritage status
Tentative World Heritage Site wd

About

The Bajrayogini Temple is situated roughly 20 kilometres northeast of Kathmandu. The area where it is located is often referred to as Gunbaha, which can be roughly translated from Newari as ‘recreational forest place’. The main temple is a three-story high building, which was carefully constructed with the utmost attention to detail. Inside the temple is a statue of the goddess Bajrayogini featuring a red face with three eyes as well as hands, which have the thumb and middle finger carefully, decorated. The statue is surrounded by ornaments.

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Where is Bajrayogini Temple located?
Bajrayogini Temple is located in Kathmandu District, Bagmati Province, Nepal.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Bajrayogini Temple · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikipedia (Nepali): बज्रयोगिनी मन्दिर · CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. Wikidata item Q4848945 · CC0 1.0
  4. Image: Bajrayogini Temple at Bajrayogini.jpg by Mero Raja (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Last updated · facts checked 3 November 2026

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