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Monkey temple swayambhunath in 4k devinsupertramp
Svayambhu ( स्वयम्भू svayambhU ) is a Sanskrit word that means "self-manifested", " self-existing", or "that which is created by its own accord". In Tibetan language, this word appears as "Rangjung" རང་བྱུང་ .
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- Monkey temple swayambhunath in 4k devinsupertramp
- Swayambhu buddhist temple nepal in 1993
- Vaishnavism
- The Ice Lingam at Amarnath Cave
- References
Often, the word swayambhu,svayambhU is used to describe a self manifested murti.(formed image of a Buddha or Deity), or ku (Tibetan) which was not made by human hands, but instead is naturally arisen, or generated by nature. Rangjung in Tibetan language or in Dzongkha expresses the concept of a self-arisen manifestation. Throughout the Tibetan cultural sphere there are sacred seed syllables, mantras or depiction of deities that a presumed not to be man-made, but "rangjung", self arisen or autogenic. For example, in the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa is a rangjung goat's head in a side chapel protruding out of a big rock.
Swayambhu buddhist temple nepal in 1993
Vaishnavism
Based on details in Bhagavata Purana and Matsya Purana, Narayana or Krishna is said to be the self-manifested svayambhu form of Brahman as the first cause of creation. (See Hiranyagarbha)
The Ice Lingam at Amarnath Cave
Inside the 40 m (130 ft) high Amarnath cave, the stalagmite is formed due to freezing of water drops that fall from the roof of the cave on to the floor and grows up vertically from the cave floor.[4] It is considered to be a Shiva Linga by Hindus. The Cave waxes during May to August, as snow melts in the Himalayas above the cave and the resultant water seeps into the rocks that form the cave and gradually wanes thereafter.[1] As per the religious beliefs, it has been claimed that the lingam grows and shrinks with the phases of the moon reaching its height during the summer festival, although there is no scientific evidence for this belief.[5]