Chilancho Stupa - Kirtipur

Chilancho stupa is located on the southern tip of the KKirtipur hill. The Stupa was built in 1509 in its present form after a Stupa of the same name in west Patan. It stands on a stepped platform surrounded by four smaller Stupas. All five are lavishly decorated with statues of the Dhyani Buddhas.

At the foot of the main Stupa inhabited Aksobhya, Buddha of the East, a shrine like building that is guarded by two small lions. Some buildings nearby with extremely attractive traditional facades were once part of a palace and monastery, the stupa had completely enclosed.

The wonderfully restored main monastery is situated on the south side. The archway above the entrance is an unusual Nepal for trio of eight-armed, three-headed characters in the type of Rajput princes. In the entrance are two stone lions and a bell.