Swayambhunath (Devnagari: ??????????? ?????) is an ancient religious complex atop a hill in the Kathmandu Valley; west of Kathmandu city. It is also known as the Monkey Temple as there are holy monkeys living in parts of the temple in the north-west. The Tibetan name for the site means 'Sublime Trees' (Wylie:Phags.pa Shing.kun); for the many varieties of trees found on the hill.

For the Buddhist Newars in whose mythological history and origin myth as well as day-to-day religious practice; Swayambhunath occupies a central position; it is probably the most sacred among Buddhist pilgrimage sites. For Tibetans and followers of Tibetan Buddhism; it second only to Bodhnath.