Hiranya Varna Mahavihar

The Golden Temple
Hiranya Varna Mahavihar
हिरण्य वर्ण महाविहार
क्वबहा:
Kwa Baha:
Golden Temple of Nepal
Hiraṇyavarṇa Mahāvihāra,
known as the Golden Temple
Religion
AffiliationNewar Buddhism
Location
LocationKwalakhu Road, Patan 44600
CountryNepal
Geographic coordinates27°40′31.2″N 85°19′28.8″E / 27.675333°N 85.324667°E / 27.675333; 85.324667
Architecture
Completed1409

Hiraṇyavarṇa Mahāvihāra (Nepali: हिरण्यवर्ण महाविहार), also Kwa Baha: (Nepali: क्वबहा:) informally called The Golden Temple with literal meaning "Gold-colored Great Monastery", is a historical vihara (Buddhist monastery) situated in Patan, Nepal.