India history and geography

Source: academia.edu: Elements of Newar Buddhist Art

Hmasinga is the name of a Shrine known to the Nepalis as Phulbari near Balaju (i.e., Pulan Guhyesvari at Phulbari), and is associated with Dharmodaya (“inverted triangle symbolizing the female principle”).—Hmasinga is an underground, fresh-water springs covered by a repoussé lotus. The Hmasinga shrine is considered to be center of the primordial lake of the Kathmandu valley and according to Buddhist Newars the rainbow like variegated light representing Jyotirupa Svayambhu emerged from it. Some Buddhist Newars believe that the real Hmasinga is located on the northern slope of Svayambhu hill. The word Hmasinga literally means “the depression located in the place called Hmasin.” A nineteenth century colophon of a Newari manuscript in the collection of Babukaji Vajracharya at Ombahal Kathmandu identifies this hole with the Buddhist goddess Khaganana “Bird Faced,” who is also known as Guhyesvari.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Full-text: Dharmodaya, Khaganana.

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