Volunteer in our teaching English at a Buddhist monastery project and visit sacred Buddhist shrines. To the Northeast of Kathmandu is Bouddhanath. Bouddha is one of the most important centres for Tibetan Buddhism, and you can see red-robed monks circling the huge base beneath ribbons of prayer flags, chanting and spinning prayer wheels. Boudhanath includes over 20 monasteries and boasts a 36-metre stupa. The stupa is one of the most ancient Buddhist sites in the world. West of Kathmandu, the Swayambhu Stupa (also known as the Monkey Temple) looks out across the chaotic and colourful city. To the southeast of Kathmandu is Namo Buddha, another important pilgrimage site, where the Buddha is said to have allowed himself to be devoured by a tigress, as she was starving and had a desperate need to feed her cubs.



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