Swayambhu

Swayambhu (also spelled Svayambhu) means "self-manifested" or "that which is created by its own accord".
==Vaishnavism==
Based on details in Bhagavata Purana and Matsya Purana, Narayana or Krishna is said to be the self-manifested Swayambhu form of Brahman as the first cause of creation. (See Hiranyagarbha).
==Shaivism==
Swaymnbhu is located at Kathmandu Nepal.
==Swayambhunath==
100px|thumbnail|Swayambhunath stupa
Swayambhunath (Devanagari: स्वयम्भूनाथ स्तुप; sometimes romanized Swoyambhunath) is an ancient religious complex atop a 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. The Tibetan name for the site means 'Sublime Trees' (Wylie:Phags.pa Shing.kun), for the many varieties of trees found on the hill. However, Shing.kun may be a corruption of the local Newari name for the complex, Singgu, meaning 'self-sprung'. For the Buddhist Newars in whose mythological history and origin myth as well as day-to-day religious practice, Swayambhunath occupies a central position, it is probably the most sacred among Buddhist pilgrimage sites. For Tibetans and followers of Tibetan Buddhism, it is second only to Boudhanath.
==See also==
* Acheiropoieta
* Perceptions of religious imagery in natural phenomena
* Swayambhunath
==References==
Category:Hindu philosophical concepts
Category:Perceptions of religious imagery in natural phenomena