Kathmandu, Nepal. Images Depicting the Buddha, Swayambhunath Stupa.

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Behind the Buddhas can be seen the first four of 13 tapering circular stages resting above the harmika (square base) of the Swayambhunath stupa representing the 13 stages of perfection on the way to nirvana.

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Size: 3413px × 5120px
Location: Swayambhunath Temple, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Photo credit: © Charles O. Cecil / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: asia, buddha, buddhism, buddhist, kathmandu, nepal, nepalese, nepali, nirvana, religion, stupa, swayambhunath, temple