Kopan Monastery sits on a hill north of Boudhanath and is one of Nepal's best-known Tibetan Buddhist monasteries. Founded in the Gelug tradition by Lama Thubten Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche, it is famous worldwide for its meditation retreats and Buddhist philosophy courses. Visitors come for the peaceful gardens, colourful prayer halls and views over the Kathmandu Valley.
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