Kathmandu
Information brochure published by the Shree Boudhanath Area Development Committee, Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviaton, Government of Nepal
According to local chronicles and Newar tradition, the stupa was founded around the 5th century CE by King Manadeva (or during the period of the Licchavi kings, such as Vrisadeva or Śivadeva). A popular Tibetan legend recounts that it was initiated by a poor woman of humble origins—a poultry farmer named Jadzima (or Jhazima)—who obtained permission from the king to build a shrine shaped like a jar. Her four sons completed the work, and the site came to be known as Jarung Kashor ("so it shall be done" or "it has slipped from the mouth"). Situated on the ancient trade route between Nepal and Tibet, it served for centuries as a place of rest and prayer for merchants and pilgrims.
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