The monkey temple

Swayambhunath (Devanagari: स्वयम्भूनाथ स्तुप; Nepal Bhasa: स्वयंभू; sometimes romanized Swoyambhunath) is an ancient religious complex at top of the hill in the Kathmandu Valley, west of Kathmandu city. It is also known as the Monkey Temple as there are holy monkeys living in the north-west parts of the temple. Swayambhunath was founded by the great-grandfather of King Mānadeva (464-505 CE) King Vṛsadeva, about the beginning of the 5th century CE. The stupa consists of a dome at the base, above which is a cubical structure painted with eyes of Buddha looking in all four directions.