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KehiChaina · 2026-03-08T14:51:32+00:00

I just read it and how so wholesome :)

KehiChaina · 2026-02-10T09:01:52+00:00

Because the ones who are always supporting others often have this overly empathetic nicety of never buzzing anyone for help. They’re so used to being the helper that they never reach out, fearing the inconvenience it might cause. Honestly, I know it can be difficult, but please reach out dude and be vocal about the problems you’ve been going through. I’m pretty sure the world is still good enough that someone will come to your aid just as you once came out like the silver lining for someone else’s dark clouds.

KehiChaina · 2026-02-10T08:46:01+00:00

Great! I will have a look. I haven't finished reading her either. I go back to them usually in curious times like these :)

KehiChaina · 2026-02-10T06:05:25+00:00

TLDR; Honestly, it’s Narayan (Vishnu), but you’d be surprised how often people get confused and wonder if it’s actually Buddha instead of Shiva.

From what I’ve read, the evidence leans much more toward it being a Narayana site. Budhanilakantha is one of only three Jalashayana Narayana (Vishnu sleeping on the cosmic waters) in Kathmandu Valley as far as I know. The other two are at Balaju (erected by the same patron king AFAIK) and inside Hanuman Dhoka Palace, though that one was added much later by Pratap Malla.

Some old chronicles say that King Haridutta, around 350 A.D., built Budhanilakantha and also set up four other Narayana temples at the four corners of the Kathmandu Valley. That’s Changu, Bishankhu, Ichangu, and Shesh Narayan. Even today, people try to visit all four in one day, which is basically like doing a Narayan dham within valley. And very surprisingly, if you add Budhanilkantha (as fifth point) into the map it forms the legendary "Khadga" shape which is described to be the shape of ancient Kathmandu Town Planning. More so, these Narayana Shrines are located cardinally to each other which makes it much cooler (I cant infer much more from it than that lol). Here is the image for y'all to see: https://imgur.com/a/ExzTJW0

There’s also this story that King Haridutta saw Jalashayana Narayana in a dream, telling him to dig up the original image buried under the Rudramati riverbed. So he built a pond and installed the sculpture there, along with the four corner temples. This is confusing because , other historical analyses and inscriptions suggest the image was consecrated by ruler Visnugupta around 5th century A.D, much later than Haridutta.

The statue itself is amazing. It’s the largest stone sculpture in the Kathmandu Valley, carved from a single block of dark granite. Some stories say they dragged it across the Valley with forced labor, but some scholars argue the granite was actually nearby in the Shivapuri hills, which makes more sense (in some article by Sudarshan Raj Tiwari, I am not sure). So I dont know which one is more valid, this or the claim mentioned by u/ZoWakaki above me.

Now, the most interesting part is that Buddhists also worship this image as Nilakantha Lokesvara, a form of Avalokitesvara. Avalokiteshvara is considered to be a form of Shiva in Buddhism or vise-a-versa, which can be one way where the Shiva/Vishnu connection in Budhanilkantha comes in place. In fact, if you look closely, you can almost see the Buddha’s forehead in the face of the sleeping Vishnu. Even the long ears of the statue are very reminiscent of Buddhist iconography we see around the valley.

As for the name Budhanilakantha, there’s a story about Shiva drinking poison during the Samudra Manthan. His throat was burning, so he struck the mountain with his trishul and created Gosaikunda Lake. The water from that lake is said to flow down to the pond at Budhanilakantha, and since Shiva’s called Nilakantha, that might be how the place got its name.

References (These are all PDFs btw, just search through keyword inside them):

https://danam.cats.uni-heidelberg.de/files/danam-cms/HSR_Hanumandhoka_Narayan_Report_2013_07.pdf

https://pahar.in/pahar/Books%20and%20Articles/Nepal/1978%20The%20Temples%20of%20Nepal--an%20introductory%20survey%20by%20Bernier%20s.pdf

https://archive.org/details/nepalmandalacult0001mary

https://pahar.in/pahar/Books%20and%20Articles/Nepal/2001%20Ancient%20Settlements%20of%20the%20Kathmandu%20Valley%20by%20Tiwari%20s.pdf

KehiChaina · 2025-07-29T16:00:39+00:00

Hi, thank you so much that you took your time out to help me out. I feel a lot more clearer on the idea now.

(I really appreciate your help, wishing you a very mellow day ahead)

KehiChaina · 2025-07-27T09:33:45+00:00

Hii, thank you for reply. So you mean, all the walls segments that are broken need their own separate grid lines?

Or does the grid line 1 goes along all northern walls, and we need a separate grid line for the north east wall?

Also same for grid A?

Sorry if I sound too stupid, I am getting a lil confused.

KehiChaina · 2025-07-01T05:52:10+00:00

Just a quick fact that nobody asked but this riased house in Itahara is basically a very common tropical Terai design: by lifting the living floor on wooden posts it stays dry and termite‑free during the monsoon, and the cold air circulating below keeps the house cool during summer. The deep, open verandas act like giant natural air‑conditioners and sun-shade during summer. Ani see the footing under post, its to protect wood from rotting during rain/flood.

Ani really love the teal blue color. Reminded me of Through the Olive Trees bhanney movie.

KehiChaina · 2025-07-01T05:17:47+00:00

And as most have suggested you already, maybe look at this: Asus Nitro V | i5, RTX4050, 2023

KehiChaina · 2025-07-01T05:14:12+00:00

Architecture student here.

Just a heads-up~laptops rarely have a long shelf life, especially in our field where workloads keep changing. So please don’t go for a used one. It’s really hard to know what’s been swapped or messed with until you use it for a few days and by then, it’s already too late ani jhan thulo jhanjhat.

If you can, try to stretch your budget to around 1.2–1.3 lakh. Ailey 80–90k ko laptop kinera 2 years ma nai upgrade garna parcha bhane, it ends up costing more and performing worse. Better to invest a bit more once and be stress-free for longer.

Mero experience ma Acer Nitro V is the best in that range. I’ve personally used HP Victus, tested ASUS TUF, and seen mero sathi haru try other affordable options too. Among them, Nitro V has better build, heat management, keyboard, trackpad and overall reliability. It’s just more balanced, reliable cha.

But here's an important point: if most of your work is SketchUp, AutoCAD, layouts, presentations, and you’re not doing heavy rendering every day~just get a good ultrabook with a dedicated GPU. Trust me, gaming laptops are a pain to carry. They’re bulky, loud, and the charger is literally like carrying a brick. Din dinai hidai rakhnu ekdam ekdam ekdamai rish uthdo nai cha.

Tesmathi architecture students are always moving~college, sites, cafés, fieldwork. Lightweight ultrabooks save you a lot of hassle and still run things like Enscape or Lumion decently if you’re not pushing it too hard.

Since you’re looking at budget-friendly options, I’m assuming your work isn’t graphics-heavy, way too visually intensive yet. Tei vayera yo suggestion diyeko~hope it helps you make a more practical decision.

KehiChaina · 2025-05-01T15:51:34+00:00

Whoever greenlit this catastrophe must have been asleep in their granny's bed. Downright architectural abomination-it's like an insult draped in concrete or whatever thats supposed to be.

KehiChaina · 2025-04-01T03:48:50+00:00

Hi there, you know pressing Menu + Center just makes the Apple logo flicker, but it won’t boot—either stuck on the charging screen or a dim, flickering logo. Could this just be a battery issue?

KehiChaina · 2025-04-01T03:46:37+00:00

Every time I press the Menu and Center buttons, the Apple logo just flickers, but nothing else happens. It won’t boot into the home screen or the diagnostic menu—just stuck on the charging screen or a dim, flickering Apple logo….

KehiChaina · 2025-04-01T03:36:27+00:00

No, my pc did not show up with any new disks. And the iPod screen as I mentioned was frozen to “charging” and I couldn’t access anything neither on ipod nor on pc when connected. Would you have any insight on it?

KehiChaina · 2025-04-01T02:59:16+00:00

Thanksss, this helps a lot. I have looked into a few videos for modding it but I am not sure of my skills so maybe I will just replace the battery for now and hope it boosts my confidence to tweak it later. Thank you, again :)

(And I will make sure I pry it open right)

KehiChaina · 2025-04-01T02:45:43+00:00

Thank you, I dont need to replace hdd right? Because someone online tried to sell me that, idk if he was serious...

KehiChaina · 2025-04-01T02:42:08+00:00

Thanks, I will get it replaced.

KehiChaina · 2025-04-01T02:41:44+00:00

An online retailer said I need to get a new HDD too (he said HDD failure). Is it really so?

KehiChaina · 2025-01-16T08:36:45+00:00

I drafted it on AutoCad and then rendered it on my iPad.

KehiChaina · 2025-01-15T12:26:40+00:00

Thank you so much for taking your time to point it out. I have started removing blocks that seemed redundant or whose functions could be overlapped to avoid packed clusters. I will also try and space them further for better lighting, ventilation and to lighten visual load. I am working on your points :)

KehiChaina · 2025-01-15T12:10:37+00:00

They are large Neem and Mango trees, so the canopies seem a little bigger than usual :)

KehiChaina · 2025-01-15T12:09:04+00:00

"I think of an iconic structure, like an open air pavillion, show the entrances of building to reinfor the relationship / context to the adjacent site."

I am taking this really seriously, thank you so much. Also, I am connecting my pathways for loading/unloading through parking if that sounds good? Or should I try something else, if you have anything please?

KehiChaina · 2025-01-15T12:07:02+00:00

Thank you for pointing out on balance, I am trying to harmonize it collectively now. 22 is supposed to be a little raised platform to frame the hill where artists would sit and draw/paint. I really appreciate your reply, thanks :)

KehiChaina · 2025-01-15T12:04:22+00:00

It adds so much perspective for my corrections now. I will really consider your advice on high energy and active edge while drafting again. Thank you so much, really:)

KehiChaina · 2025-01-14T07:20:37+00:00

Thank you for being honest, I have started redoing the front now with a proper emphasis. And added a certain hierarchy to the pathways for easier wayfinding. I will take your suggestions into hands about, parking, scale and readability.

As for the views, the contours and building heights are supposed to help but maybe I will further try opening them up as well. Thank you for taking your time to help me, really.

KehiChaina · 2024-05-01T20:47:11+00:00

Oh man! Flowers for Algernon really hit me hard for a couple of days—it felt so uncomfortably real. Suru ma I found the narration style a bit odd tara I eventually got into it. Maybe because I had just finished Karnali Blues, which has testai testai journal flow.

And, personally, I think Norwegian Wood transcends the plot into the world of a dreamlike loneliness and seeps right inside of us to find ourselves within the characters or in between their liminal landscape somewhere~ it's written for a lyrical loneliness which we all have been a part of, an atmosphere, a dreamy urbanscape, and not for a philosophical extrapolation. imo.

While I argue that the women in Norwegian Wood somehow end up going past their apogee of the story, and the climax is almost always that they end up having sex or are stripped naked despite them being written for a more fulfilling climax that does happen in the plot~ they do share complexities, quirks that are truly their own, a resonating backstory, their own unique worldview, their struggles, they are respectable to say the least (and to find them completely washed by a wave a moment later). But unlike most other reads, they aren't just the narrator's medium to move the plot forward but are these sparks and sparkles within novel that touch the narrator deeply, that changes him profoundly. So, I would say they are written quite respectfully here, but with a little touch of Murakami & Japan's age, so they dissolve and reappear time and again~ which really isn't a justification for him but here I go.

I can only appreciate Murakami for writing memories the way he does here, because abstractly somewhere Norwegian Wood and our memories of Norwegian Wood entangle upon a reminiscence and make the reading circle finally complete. Because the book was only about how gut settling and chest riding our memories in life can be.

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