I had just walked from Pashipatinath and am now at the entrance to Bhoudanath, 'nath' just means temple. This is the huge Bhouda stupa where Tibetan Buddhist adherents worship. The activity outside was more exciting than inside. I saw some men carrying a corpse through the streets heading for Pashupatinath. This means another Hindu open cremation. 
Nepal is home to a sizable Tibetan population, some has been there for generations because of the close proximity of the two places. The others are refugees after the take over of Tibet by China. I heard that the Tibetans are still leaving and I also heard that the Chinese military are killing those that are leaving. 
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