The replica of Swayambhu was strategically built at the heart of the administrative hub of its era aiming to cater to the needs of the elderly and infirm who found it challenging to journey to Swayambhu Maha Chaitya.
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Buddhism
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Sonam Losar is a New Year’s day for the Tamang and Yolmo Communities of Nepal. hat falls on the first full moon of the month Magh (Jan/Feb)
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The Perfection of Wisdom, Prajñāpāramitā, is a sacred manuscript of sutras and their commentaries. It is the foundation of the earliest philosophic doctrine in Mahāyāna Buddhist literature.
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Swayambhunath Maha Chaitya revered by both Hindu and Buddhist was self originated from a lotus 2000 years ago when the valley was a lake.
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On Saga Dawa, monks chant, read scriptures and recite mantras; Devotees make donations, light butter lamps, and make kora to attain merit.
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Although Buddhists all around the world regard every full moon sacred, the full moon in the month of Baisakh has special significance because on this day the Buddha was born, attained enlightenment (nirvana), and attained parinirvana (nirvana-after-death of the body) when he died. This day world wide is celebrated as “Buddha Jayanti”
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We wholeheartedly take pride in the words that some might consider cliché, “Buddha was born in Nepal”, not realizing often, what it…
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The word Asana refers to the divine sitting posture of the divinities. It is also commonly used to denote a seat (throne)…
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The Eight Auspicious Symbols The Eight Auspicious Symbols are signs of good fortune, success, and spiritual victories. The use of eight auspicious…
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Swayambhunath is a white-domed stupa, dedicated over 2,000 years ago to Adi Buddha, The Self-Existent One. To this lofty shrine, the people…