KATHMANDU
Chobhar is located around 7 km south from Ratnapark, Kathrru Situated in a peaceful location on the outskirts of the Kathmandu v Chobhar is famous for the Manjushree Gorge, Manjushree Cave an temples of Adinath and Jal Binayak. Within the distance of 1.5 km Chobhar is lake Taudaha. It is believed that Chobhar Gorge is ac the drain cut by Bodhisattva Maha Manjushree in the ancient tin drain the waters out from the Kathmandu valley that used to be a lake at the time. Great saints, sages, yogis, deities and Bodhisattvas different parts of Nepal, India and China used to visit the lake for bath and meditation During one such visit, the Vipashwi' Buddha planted a lotus plant in the lake. The seed gave rise to a large lotus 5 with five divine petals, the Tancharashmis'. Each petal repres the five Buddhas—Bairochan, Aksobhya, Amitabh, Ratnasambhav and Amoghsiddhi. After that, followers of Buddhism from all col started arriving to pay their respect to the divine lotus. One such pi was Manjushree of Tibet, who drained out the water from the lake. spot where the divine lotus settled, it is believed, is the place w Swayambhunath Stupa is located today.
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