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Torana on top of Swayambhunath stupa Buddha shrines White Tara shrine. The stupa consists of a dome at the base, on top of which is a cube structure, painted with eyes of Buddha looking in all four directions. There are pentagonal toranas present above each of the four sides of the cube with Buddha reliefs on them. Behind and above the toranas ...
Kaathe Swayambhu Shree Gha Chaitya (Nepali:काठे स्वयम्भु श्री घ: चैत्य) is a miniature replica of Swayambhunath.It was built around 1650AD and is one of the popular Tibetan pilgrimage site in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Swayambhunath is one of the oldest known stupas in Nepal. Stupas in Nepal date back to the Licchavi period ; a stupa 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. [ 1 ]
The Natural History Museum of Nepal (Nepali: प्राकृतिक इतिहास सङ्ग्रहालय नेपाल, romanized: Prākr̥tika Itihāsa Saṅgrahālaya Nēpāla) is located near the World Heritage Site of Swayambhunath. The museum was established in 1975.
National Museum, located at the base of Swayambhu, a sacred hill in the Kathmandu Valley, is the first Nepalese museum.Covering an area of approximately 50 Ropani (27.38 hectares), the museum comprises various buildings, gardens, and open spaces within its premises.
Swayambhu Purana or Svayambhū Purāṇa (Devanagari: स्वयम्भू पुराण) is a Buddhist scripture about the origin and development of Kathmandu valley. . Swayambhu Purana gives details of all the Buddhas who came to Kathman
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The Eyes of Buddha on a stupa at Swayambhunath in Kathmandu, Nepal The Eyes of Buddha on the Swayambhunath stupa Eyes of Buddha adorned on a Stupa in the Gobi Desert in the Dornogovi Province of Mongolia. The Eyes of Buddha (also called Buddha eyes or Wisdom eyes [1]) is a symbol used in Buddhist art.