Kathmandu

This article is about the city. For the furry comic book, see Katmandu.

History

Kathmandu is said to have been founded by king Gun Kamdev in AD 723. According to legend, the area was a lake in the past, but Manjushri, a disciple of the Shakyamuni Buddha, cut open a hill to the south and allowed the water to flow out, making the region habitable. The origin of the present name is unclear, but one of the more likely theories is that it was named after Kastha-Mandap ("temple of wood" in Sanskrit), after a pagoda carved from the single tree on the order of King Lakshmi Narasingha Malla in 1596.

Related Topics:
Gun Kamdev - 723 - Manjushri - Shakyamuni - Lakshmi Narasingha Malla

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