NAGARJUNA HILL

The highest hill behind the Swayambhunath is the Nagarjuna hill. It seems Tibetans later called it VINDYA MT. and LANGRI LUNGTEN. The real VINDHA MT. is in the south of India. The one existing here is popularly known among the inhabitants as JAMACHO, and NAGARJUNA hill. On top of this hill, there is a Stupa built on the seat of the Buddha. One side of the hill is surrounded by a jungle. Deep in the heart of the jungle there are statues of MUNINDRA and NAGARJUNA and there is the beautiful chamber of Acharya Nagarjuna. The hill is 7000 feet high and the areas of Kathmandu, Patan, other nearby townships as well as the snowy mountains peaks of Tibet can be seen from the hill’s vantage point, as if they are lying in the palm of ones' hand. The holy site naturally generates joy, and most of the Tibetans come here for incense burning ceremony (puja). Like the gathering of a mass of clouds, the prayer flags flutter at the summit.