Svayambhu Mahacaitya

A Source of Buddhist Cultural Heritage of Nepal

Contents

• Origin of Svayambhu• Historical Background• Structure of the Stupa• Five Buddhas• Four Taras• Sites Surrounding the Stupa• Svayambhu Museum• Three Unique Sculptures

Structure of the Stupa

• Pinnacle• Parasol• Thirteen Spires• Four Toranas• Harmika• Dome

Parasol

Thirteen Spires

Eastern Torana

Northern Torana

Southern Torana

Western Torana

Harmika

Dome and Vedika

Five Buddhas

• Vairocana• Aksobhya• Ratnasambhava• Amitabha• Amoghasiddhi

Amitabha

Amitabha

Aksobhya

Vairocana

Ratnasambhava

Amoghasiddhi

Four Taras

• Locana - Blue• Mamaki - Yellow• Pandara - Red• Arya Tara - Green

Locana

Pandara

Arya Tara

Mamaki

Sites Surrounding Stupa• Hariti Shrine• Vasubandhu Memorial Caitya• Manjusri Memorial Caitya• Puranasyangu Caitya• Huge Vajra• Mame Lakhang• Karma Raj Monastery• Mangal Dvara Caitya• Agnipura• Vayupura• Vasupura• Santipura• Nagapura• Pratapapura• Anantapura

Hariti Shrine

Vasubhandu Memorial Caitya

Manjusri Memorial Caitya

Puranasyangu Caitya

Huge Vajra

Marme Lakhang

Karma Raj Monastery

Mangal Dvara Caitya

Stone Steps leading to Svayambhu Mahacaitya

Shakyamuni Buddha issuing rays of peace

Agni Pura

Vayupura

Vasupura

Santipura

Nagapura

Pratapapura

Anantapura

Some Unique Sculptures

• Buddha with a gesture of Prediction• Sakyamuni Buddha with his two chief

disciples – Sariputra and Maudagalyayana

• Harihariharivahana Lokesvara• Manjusri Paduka• Vasudhara• Caturamukhi Caitya

Buddha with gesture of Prediction

Sakyamuni Buddha with Sariputra and Maudagalyana

Harihariharivahana Lokesvara

Manjusri Paduka

Padmapani, Vasudhara and Vajrapani

Caturamukhi Caitya

Svayambhu Museum

Svayambhu MahacaityaContentsStructure of the StupaParasolThirteen SpiresEastern ToranaNorthern ToranaSouthern ToranaWestern ToranaHarmikaDome and VedikaFive BuddhasAmitabhaAmitabhaAksobhyaVairocanaRatnasambhavaAmoghasiddhiFour TarasLocanaPandaraArya TaraMamakiSites Surrounding StupaHariti ShrineVasubhandu Memorial CaityaManjusri Memorial CaityaPuranasyangu CaityaHuge VajraMarme LakhangKarma Raj MonasteryMangal Dvara CaityaStone Steps leading to Svayambhu MahacaityaShakyamuni Buddha issuing rays of peaceAgni PuraVayupuraVasupuraSantipuraNagapuraPratapapuraAnantapuraSome Unique SculpturesBuddha with gesture of PredictionSakyamuni Buddha with Sariputra and MaudagalyanaHarihariharivahana LokesvaraManjusri PadukaPadmapani, Vasudhara and VajrapaniCaturamukhi CaityaSvayambhu Museum