Are Nepalese Buddhist ?

Are Nepalese Buddhist ?

Geographically Nepal is mixed of Himalayas, hills and terai region and is a secular nation. It is a multi-religious, multi-cultural, multi-lingual and multi-ethnic nation but most practiced religions are Hinduism along with Buddhism. Hinduism accounts for 81.3% and percentage of Buddhist in Nepal is 9.04% of the population of the nation according to a survey … Read more

How to pronounce Swayambhunath

How to pronounce Swayambhunath

We can pronounce Swayambhunath as Swa-yam-bhu-na-th. People also say it as Swoyambhu which can be pronounced as swo-yam-bhu. You may also find old illiterate people mispronouncing it as Shyangu, Shimbhu etc. For audio you can type text in Google translate. In Devanagari script it is pronounced and written as “स्वयम्भु“.

Panchshil prarthana | पञ्चसील प्रार्थना

Panchshil prarthana

ओकास द्वार तयेन कत्तं सब्बं अपराधंखमथ मे भन्ते ! ओकास द्वार तयेन कत्तं सब्बं अपराधंखमथ मे भन्ते ! ओकास द्वार तयेन कत्तं सब्बं अपराधंखमथ मे भन्ते ! अहँ भन्ते, तिसरणेन सह पञ्चसीलं धम्मं याचामिअनुग्गहँ कत्वा सिलं देथ मे भन्ते । दुतियम्पि अहँ भन्ते, तिसरणेन सह पञ्चसीलं धम्मंयाचामि अनुग्गहं क्त्वा सिलं देथ मे भन्ते ।ततियम्पि अहं … Read more

News and Events at Swayambhunath 2022

Festival at Swayambhu for the year 2022 May 16, 2022 – Buddha jayanti (बुद्ध जयन्ती) July 29, 2022 – Guhla festival starting (गुंलापर्व आरम्भ) August 28, 2022 – Guhla festival end for this year (गुंलापर्व समाप्ति)

21 Facts about Swayambhu

How to pronounce Swayambhunath

According to Swayambhu Purana, one time the Kathmandu Valley was a lake. Swayambhunath is a UNESCO world heritage ancient religious architecture in the Kathmandu Valley. You can reach the Swayambhunath stupa from the main entrance after climbing 365 stone steps, but there are other two easy entrances also if you’re not able to walk much. … Read more