swayambhunath monkey temple - kathmandu, nepal

temple building tower landmark shrine pagoda palace monument tourism swayambhunath monkey historic religious complex high hill kathmandu valley west city swayambhu oldest sites nepal historical stupa variety shrines temples licchavi period tibetan monastery museum library swayambhu’s iconography vajrayana tradition newar buddhism important site buddhists schools revered hindus morning dawn hundreds pilgrims ascend 365 steps circumambulations monkeys legend holy majushri bodhisattva wisdom learning ancestors northwest attraction buddha buddhist hindu hinduism hinduist pilgrim pilgrimage religion tibet tour tourist vairayana worship