Bikesh Deshar

Perched atop a hill on the western edge of the Kathmandu Valley, the ancient   Swayambunath Stupa   (known to tourists as the   Monkey Temple ) is  Kathmandu 's most important Buddhist shrine. The sleepy, all-seeing Buddha eyes that stare out from the top have become the quintessential symbol of Nepal. Swayambhu   (Devanagari : स्वयम्भू स्तूप ;  Newar :   स्वयंभू ; sometimes   Swoyambhu ) is an ancient religious architecture atop a hill in the  Kathmandu Valley , west of  Kathamndu   city. The Tibetan name for the site means 'Sublime Trees' (Wylie :   Phags.pa Shing.kun ), 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, Swayambhu occupies a...

    People who are from rich background can't see these kinds of images in their daily life as they want to live their life in absence of this sort of atmosphere. Is it true?  This is the first time that I saw monks were donating something (money) to the people who were waiting for someone to surprise them.  Most of the time or usually, we offer things to the monks. Here, you can see totally opposite images. There are few continuous photos that I have taken on last trip to Birthplace of  Buddha, Lumbini. And they were my m oving  images. I can see hapiness, love, offering, help, hope  and truly Buddha's path. These images reflect so many things of human beings and their feelings. How they live their daily life, monks and poor people, economically.  Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.  D. Tutu “No one has ever become poor by giving.” ― Anne   Frank “No one ...