List of stupas in Nepal

[2] It was built in Swayambhu, Kathmandu, where the land was declared as sacred to Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha), by the 3rd Emperor of the Maurya Dynasty Ashoka the Great in the 3rd century BCE.

[2] According to the legends, the stupa came out of a sacred lotus at the centre of Kathmandu when the city was a lake.

[9][10] In Lumbini, the place where, according to Buddhist tradition, Queen Mahamayadevi gave birth to the Buddha, there are several stupas including World Peace Pagoda, Myanmar Golden Temple, and Great Drigung Kagyud Lotus Stupa.

[12] The Ramagrama stupa contains the relics of the Buddha and it remains untouched in its original form.

[14] Four stupas are recognised as a World Heritage Site by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).