| At the
top of a knoll on the west of Kathmandu, they¡¯re one of the famous temples
in Nepal ? Swayambhunath Stupa. Because of there are many wild monkeys
in the area, it is also very well known as Monkey temple. Swayambhunath
Stupa is one of the important places for study of the Buddhism; it has
a history of up to 2500 years. The Stupa has the eyes of the Buddha painted
on the four sides; it represented the invisible power of the Buddha. In
between the eyes, there is a sign that look like a question mark (?) at
the position of the nose; it is actually the number 1 in Nepalese language.
It represents the unity of the universal. Swayambhunath Stupa building
has classic structure of the Stupa. At the white half globe base, first
level is round which represents the Earth; second level is square which
represents the Air; third level is triangle which represents Water; forth
level is an umbrella which represents Fire; fifth level is spiral shape
which represent Live.
|
On the stupa; there are thirteen
levels of golden rings; it represents thirteen different level of knowledge;
it is the way for human to achieve Nirvana. And that is the reason
on top of the stupa there is an umbrella represents Nirvana.¡¡ |
