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Budha Subba Temple

Bijayapur, Dharan, Sunsari District, Koshi · 26.8200°, 87.3000°

Budha Subba (deified spirit of Buddhi Karna Raya Khebang Limbu)Limbu (Vijayapur)
Sacred since
1773 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
after 1773
Limbu (Vijayapur)

History & significance

A shrine at Bijayapur near Dharan venerating the spirit of Buddhi Karna Raya Khebang Limbu, the last Limbu king, who was killed in 1773; local Limbu people began worshipping his wandering soul at his tomb as an old king, and he is honoured as a protective deity.

Sthala katha — the traditional account

What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.

Shiva and Parvati are said to have come to Vijayapur in disguise on a hunt, planted their bows in the ground and sat in penance, vanishing when they sensed the approach of Kali Yuga, while bamboo sprouted from the bows they left behind.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-28 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Limbu (Vijayapur)