Swaymbhunath Stupa (also known as ‘Monkey Temple’)
“The stupa (“stupa” is Sanskrit for heap) is an important form of Buddhist architecture… At its simplest, a stupa is a dirt burial mound faced with stone.” (source) The Swaymbhunath Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal, is far from a simple mound! In the photo above, the textured curved white base is the stupa itself; atop it is the “yasti, or spire, which symbolizes the axis mundi (a line through the earth’s center around which the universe is thought to revolve)”.
You can get a better idea of the scale of the Swaymbhunath Stupa complex in the photo below. For more information on Swaymbhunath Stupa, and a more comprehensive photo, go here.
The complex seen from a distance.
Posted for Becky’s SquareUp challenge. I’ve gone with “playing around with the word up”.
Impressive, no? 🙂 🙂
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Very!
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You’ve done it again, another brand new up word. You’re extraordinary 🥰, as is this fabulous architecture
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I think the architecture is more extraordinary than I am. But thanks!
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Maybe, but i am not sure . . . . 😀
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awww. 🙂
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That’s a great up!
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Ta!
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I love all that beautiful gold work decoration. Very pretty–and thanks for the new word; you’re expanding my vocabulary!
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There’s a vocabulary test at the end of the month. 😉 I’ve seen a few new words too.
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