# Swayambhunath Stupa -Kathmandu Nepal-0336

- By: Bijay Chaurasia
- Date: 2017-06-18
- Classification: Photograph
- Museum: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Swayambhunath_Stupa_-Kathmandu_Nepal-0336.jpg)
- Rights: [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
- Picture: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Swayambhunath_Stupa_-Kathmandu_Nepal-0336.jpg/1920px-Swayambhunath_Stupa_-Kathmandu_Nepal-0336.jpg
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Swayambhunath is among the oldest religious sites in Nepal. According to the Gopālarājavaṃśāvalī, it was founded by the great-grandfather of King Mānadeva (464-505 CE), King Vṛsadeva, about the beginning of the 5th century CE. This seems to be confirmed by a damaged stone inscription found at the site, which indicates that King Vrsadeva ordered work done in 640 CE.