Boudhanath (Civ7)

Boudhanath
Wonder of the Modern Age
Introduced in Nepal Pack
Associated with	Nepalese
Unlocked by	Nationalism  Singha Durbar
Production cost	1000
Placement	On a Tropical tile adjacent to a Mountain.
Effects
+4 Influence. Increase your Relationship with all other leaders by 20.

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 "Those who teach this ocean of wisdom realize the momentary nature of things."
– The Bhadrakalpika Sūtra

Boudhanath is a Modern Age wonder in Civilization VII. It is associated with the Nepalese civilization and must be built on a Tropical tile adjacent to a Mountain.

• Effects:
  • +4 Influence.
  • Increase your Relationship with all other leaders by 20.

Strategy

The current effect of Boudhanath is underwhelming. By the Modern Age, relationships with other leaders polarize rapidly, and a +20 relationship increase (akin to a "friendly greeting" when first meeting a new civ) is miniscule compared to other factors. Larger factors, such as shared or opposing Ideologies or an AI leader perceiving that you're going for a certain type of victory, will dominate the overall relationship values to the tune of hundreds of points on higher difficulty levels.

As a result, the relationship change won't be enough for a hostile leader to like you, and is barely a noticeable improvement for leaders with whom you already have good relations. The raw Influence Boudhanath provides is less than that of Weiyang Palace, which is available in the Antiquity Age. Generously speaking, it grants a one-time bonus of 20 relationship per leader in a very limited context.

Civilopedia entry

Boudhanath refers to the district surrounding the Boudha Stupa, the central Buddhist monument of Nepal (an otherwise predominately Hindu country). It is a Buddhist enclave in the city, home to a community of monasteries and worship sites, and its central stupa with its white dome and twin eyes is a symbol of the city and of Nepal in general.

According to legend, the stupa was built by a daughter of Indra, who, cast out of the heavens, sought to build a monument to replenish her own store of merit. From here, the legend has it that Buddhist missionaries set out to teach the dharma northwards and upwards, into the icy peaks and Tibetan plateau where, indeed, most of Nepal’s Buddhists now live.

Trivia

• Boudhanath's wonder quote comes from the Bhadrakalpika Sūtra, a popular sūtra in Mahayana Buddhism.

Gallery

Boudhanath in-game

Civilization VII Wonders [edit]
Antiquity	Angkor Wat Byrsa1 Colosseum Colossus Dur-Sharrukin Emile Bell Gate of All Nations Great Stele Ha'amonga 'a Maui Hanging Gardens Mausoleum of Theodoric Monks Mound Mundo Perdido Nalanda Oracle Petra Pyramid Of The Sun Pyramids Sanchi Stupa Terracotta Army Weiyang Palace
Exploration	Borobudur Brihadeeswarar Temple El Escorial Erdene Zuu Forbidden City Hale o Keawe House of Wisdom Machu Pikchu Notre Dame Rila Monastery1 Serpent Mound1 Shwedagon Zedi Daw Tomb of Askia White Tower
Modern	Battersea Power Station1 Boudhanath1 Brandenburg Gate Chengde Mountain Resort Dogo Onsen Doi Suthep Eiffel Tower Hermitage Manhattan Project Muzibu Azaala Mpanga Oxford University Palacio de Bellas Artes Red Fort Statue of Liberty Taj Mahal World's Fair
Natural	Bermuda Triangle Grand Canyon Great Barrier Reef Gullfoss Hoerikwaggo Iguazú Falls Machapuchare1 Mount Everest Mount Fuji1 Mount Kilimanjaro Redwood Forest Thera Torres del Paine Uluru Valley of Flowers Vihren1 Vinicunca1 Zhangjiajie
1 Requires DLC