The sacred Swayam-bhunath Chaitya near Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, is said to be 2000 years old and is also one of the world’s oldest Buddhist Chaityas. It is two miles west of Kathmandu city and is situated on a hillock; this hillock rises to a height of 250 feet above the level of the Kathmandu Valley which itself is at an altitude of 1,400 metres (4,600 ft).
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