Thursday, April 7, 2016

Kathmandu Valley



Kathmandu valley
The Buddhist version gives the credit for the origin of Kathmandu valley to Sage Manjushri who came from China to worship at Swyanbhu. He struck a deep cleft in the southern hills with his divine scimitar and drained off the water ,making the valley habitable  for human settlement. As if to corroborate the legend , the logo of Kathmandu Metropolitan City depicts the divine sword of Sage Manjushri.
There are Hindu and Buddhist legends behind the origin of the Kathmandu Valley. According to the former, for long this Valley was a huge pristine lake .Lord Krishna of the Mahabharata age came here and sliced the lowest part of the southern hills with his divine discus (Sudarshan Chakra ) allowing the water to flot out ,making the valley possible for human settlement. The cowheards (Gopals ) who accompanied him settled here and were the first inhabitants of the valley.

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