Scene from Swayambhunath Temple's by wojtekd

Kathmandu - Nepal Local people believe that when this temple was founded about 2,000 years ago, Kathmandu Valley was filled with a great lake. According to Buddhist legend, a single perfect lotus grew in the center of the lake. When the bodhisattva Manjusri drained the lake with a slash of his sword, the lotus flower settled on top of the hill and magically transformed into the stupa. Thus it is known as the Self-Created (swayambhu) Stupa.

Uploaded: Jun, 01 2009 | Taken: Apr, 06 2009| Viewed: 28 times  | 4 votes

jacko1 - Jun, 01 2009 11:06pm Excellent picture and good comment detail!.