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| Kathesimbhu Stupa - Kathesimbhu means "Kathmandu Swayambhu". Not only is the stupa easily recognized as a smaller version of the one at Swayambhu, it also claims to have been built from stones and earth left over from the latter. Thus a walk around the Kathesimbhu stupa promises the old and lame the same blessings as a pilgrimage to Swayambhunath's hill. Although the present stupa dates only from the 17th c., the many chaityas with votive stupas and sculptures of gods from the Mahayana pantheon show the site itself to be considerably older. |
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