Dharmaditya Dharmacharya
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Dharmaditya Dharmacharya was a Nepalese author, Buddhist scholar and language activist. He worked to develop Nepal Bhasa and revive Theravada Buddhism when Nepal was ruled by the Rana dynasty. Both ac
Dharmacharya, c. 1930
Cover of Buddha Dharma wa Nepal Bhasa ("Buddhism and Nepalese") magazine dated August 1929.
Bust of Dharmaditya Dharmacharya at Pulchok, Lalitpur.
Nepal Sambat
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Nepal Sambat is the lunisolar calendar used by the Newar people of Nepal. It was the official calendar of Nepal since its inception on 20 October 879 till the end of the Malla dynasty in 1769. During
Dharmaditya Dharmacharya
…Nepal was ruled by the Rana dynasty. Both activities were considered dangerous, and Dharmacharya was consequently jailed. Dharmacharya campaigned for Nepal Era as the national calendar. He also wrote and published the first magazine in Nepal Bhasa and was a major influence in the Nepal Bhasa renaissance. Because…
Actors dressed up as Ajima mother goddesses take part in New Year's Day parade in Kathmandu.
Part of New Year's Day parade
Use of Nepal Sambat in a Malla dynasty stone inscription from Bhaktapur.
Statue of Sankhadhar Sakhwa at Pulchok, Lalitpur.