Thai Women Spinning Prayer Wheels In Swayambhunath Temple. Prayer Wheels In Swayambhunath, Nepal. Traditionally, The Mantra Om Mani Padme Hum Is Written In Sanskrit On The Outside Of The Wheel. Swayambhunath Is An Ancient Religious Complex Atop A Hill In The Kathmandu Valley, West Of Kathmandu City. It Is Also Known As The Monkey Temple As There Are Holy Monkeys Living In The North-West Parts Of The Temple. The Tibetan Name For The Site Means 'Sublime Trees', For The Many Varieties Of Trees Found On The Hill. However, Shing.kun May Be A Corruption Of The Local Nepal Bhasa Name For The Complex, Singgu, Meaning'self-Sprung'. For The Buddhist Newars In Whose Mythological History And Origin Myth As Well As Day-To-Day Religious Practice, Swayambhunath Occupies A Central Position, It Is Probably The Most Sacred Among Buddhist Pilgrimage Sites. For Tibetans And Followers Of Tibetan Buddhism, It Is Second Only To Boudhanath. The Stupa Consists Of A Dome At The Base, Above Which Is A Cubical Structure Painted With Eyes Of Buddha Looking In All Four Directions. There Are Pentagonal Toran Present Above Each Of The Four Sides With Statues Engraved In Them. Behind And Above The Torana There Are Thirteen Tiers. Above All The Tiers There Is A Small Space Above Which The Gajur Is Present. The Stupa Has Many Artifacts Inside It.

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