When I reached, I found it a welcome breather from Kathmandu’s fume-choked air and teeming tourist spots. I saw Buddhist scripts and Harry Potter novels perched side by side in the wooden library.

“Death day”, as we’ve facetiously called it; the second-last day of a Buddhism retreat at Kathmandu’s Kopan Monastery, when 130 fellow travellers and I will meditate on our own deaths.

At Kopan Monastery, in the northern outskirts of Kathmandu, tourists listen to a monk explain the finer points of meditation and Tibetan Buddhism. Stephen Groves ...

A notice posted inside the silent retreat cells reads: "Welcome to the Kopan Monastery, a quiet environment conducive to learning and meditation.

Kopan’s Russian-Hollywood connection One of the first centres to popularise meditation tourism in Kathmandu Valley is Kopan Monastery which now gets more than 1,500 students every year for its 10-15 ...

Newly appointed Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli signs a document after taking the oath of office at the presidential building "Shital Niwas" in Kathmandu, Nepal, July 15, 2024.

6.1 magnitude earthquake near Kathmandu, Nepal with no immediate damage reported; country vulnerable to seismic activity.

I flew on Nepal Airlines A330 from Dubai to Kathmandu as the beginning of my flying adventure in the Himalayas. I met Captain Vijay Lama onboard, he is a local celebrity and YouTuber in Nepal.

18 People Killed in Plane Crash in Nepal The pilot of the Saurya Airlines flight, which was departing from Kathmandu, was the only survivor, officials said.