GOLDEN TEMPLE

This beautiful and tranquil temple in Nepal is an unusual Buddhist

monastery known commonly as ‘Hiranya Varna Mahabihar’, ‘Kwa Bahal’ or

‘Suvarna Mahavihara’ and is situated north of Durbar Square. Legend

has it that the Golden Temple was founded during the 12th Century.

Patan's Golden Temple simple from the outside and majestic from the

inside.

 

Within lies the magnificent Golden temple described as a ‘jeweled

casket’ floating in the amrit (the water of immortality), and believed

that should the waters of the philosophy of faith be ingested a

promise of life eternal is his alone. The waters of amrit are

legendary because of its assumed healing powers, vitality and health

given to those who believe.

 

The Golden Temple was founded during the faith of Guru Arian Dev,

becoming of great worth to the Sikh people mainly due to being the

resting place for the original Guru Sahib. In the Nepalese Temmple is

a holy book holding over 7,000 hymns. Interestingly, the writers of

this holy book are made up of Gurus and saints of different religions

and social classes.

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