According to the Swayambhu Purana, an extremely popular Buddhist text from the 15th century CE, the stupa on the Padmagiri hill is a god, the all-encompassing Adibuddha.

Night - Partly cloudy with a 75% chance of precipitation. Winds variable at 3 to 9 mph (4.8 to 14.5 kph). The overnight low will be 69 °F (20.6 °C). Cloudy with a high of 81 °F (27.2 °C) and a 71% ...

KATHMANDU: Nepal's premier folk-rock band, Nepathya, performed at Swayambhu to honour its longtime local drummer Dhruba Lama, in style, on Saturday. As soon as the band's lead guitarist Niraj ...

The Nepal Health Care Co-operative Ltd (NHCC), which is running the Manamohan Memorial Community Hospital, said today it will establish a medical college at KMC-15, Swayambhu, soon.

UNESCO World Heritage CentreThe Nomination files produced by the States Parties are published by the World Heritage Centre at its website and/or in working documents in order to ensure transparency, ...

A powerful earthquake measuring 7.8 has killed hundreds of people in Nepal. Many historic buildings have been damaged - such as Swayambhunath temple complex. Footage shows Nepal temple damage ...