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title: Swayambhunath Stupa
author: Jorge Láscar
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12653/swayambhunath-stupa/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Swayambhunath Stupa

_Authored by Jorge Láscar_

## Image File

[![Swayambhunath Stupa](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12653.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12653.jpg)

## Image Caption

Swayambhunath [Stupa](https://www.worldhistory.org/stupa/) in Kathmandu (also given as Svayambhunath, Swoyambhu) has mythological origins as suggested by the name which means “self-created”. Historically, it was most likely built in the 5th century CE at a site already consecrated to the [Buddha](https://www.worldhistory.org/Siddhartha_Gautama/) by [Ashoka the Great](https://www.worldhistory.org/Ashoka_the_Great/) in the 3rd century BCE and then enlarged and expanded upon later.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Láscar, J. (2020, September 03). Swayambhunath Stupa. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12653/swayambhunath-stupa/>
### Chicago
Láscar, Jorge. "Swayambhunath Stupa." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 03, 2020. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12653/swayambhunath-stupa/>.
### MLA
Láscar, Jorge. "Swayambhunath Stupa." *World History Encyclopedia*, 03 Sep 2020, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12653/swayambhunath-stupa/>.

## License & Copyright

[![copyright source](/images/partners/white-flickr.png)](https://www.flickr.com/photos/jlascar/17826577831)This image was first published on [Flickr](http://www.flickr.com). [Original image](https://www.flickr.com/photos/jlascar/17826577831) by [**Jorge Láscar**](https://www.flickr.com/photos/jlascar/17826577831). Submitted by [Ibolya Horváth](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/horvath.ibolya/ "User Page: Ibolya Horváth"), published on 03 September 2020. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0deed.en). This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.