Sunkhani is a
village development committee (VDC) in
Nuwakot District in the
Bagmati Zone of central
Nepal. At the time of the
1991 Nepal census
The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics.
Working with Nepal's Village Development Committees at a district level,
they recorded data from all the main towns and villages of each ...
it had a population of 2340 people living in 437 individual households.
One major attraction in Sunkhani VDC is the Shanti Dharma
Stupa
A stupa ( sa, स्तूप, lit=heap, ) is a mound-like or hemispherical structure containing relics (such as ''śarīra'' – typically the remains of Buddhist monks or nuns) that is used as a place of meditation.
In Buddhism, circumamb ...
. This is a 15-metre high memorial tower built in the memory of all the lives that were lost in the
April 2015 earthquake in Nepal. The stupa was built by a Buddhist religious group called Honmon Butsuryu Shu (HBS). The Buddhist center adjacent to the stupa is working on propagation of Buddhist ideas to promote peace, happiness and general social welfare among the population.
References
External links
UN map of the municipalities of Nuwakot District
Populated places in Nuwakot District
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