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EAP838/1/1/5/9
- Record Id:
- 041-003938626
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-003938117
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100123290164.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP838/1/1/5/9
- Title:
- Scope & Content:
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The steps leading to Swayambhu Mahachaitya. Swayambhu, the Self-Created or Self-Existent, is one of the most venerated and sacred Buddhist sites. Set on a hillock, west of Kathmandu City, it is reputedly the oldest settlement in the Kathmandu valley surrounded by several smaller shrines and temples. According to legend, Kathmandu Valley was a lake, and Swayambhu in the form of light, emanated from a resplendent lotus. Bodhisattva Manjusri, finding the lake full of monstrous aquatic animal, drained the water with his sword so that people could access the temple. Although the first inscription mentioning Swayambhu is in the fifth century, the stupa gained popularity in the fourteenth century.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- The Photographic Collection from DirghaMan and GaneshMan Chitrakar Art Foundation
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003938116
036-003938117
040-003938617
041-003938626 - Is part of:
- EAP838/1 : Dirgha Man Collection of photographs [Late 1800s-mid 1940s] Ganesh Man Chitrakar [mid 1940s- early 1950s]
EAP838/1/1 : Glass Plate Negatives (4.5" x 6.5")
EAP838/1/1/5 : Landscape and Temples
EAP838/1/1/5/9 : The steps leading to Swayambhu Mahachaitya. Swayambhu, the Self-Created or Self-Existent, is one of the most… - Hierarchy:
- 032-003938116[0001]/036-003938117[0005]/040-003938617[0009]/041-003938626
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP838/1
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 Tiff image
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/item/EAP838-1-1-5-9 (opens in a new tab)
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not Applicable
- Start Date:
- 1880
- End Date:
- 1949
- Date Range:
- 1880s-1940s
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
- User Conditions:
- Access is for research purposes only.
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- Material Type:
- Photographs
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)