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Dharma Bhakta Mathema was born to a Newar family in Kathmandu in 24 September 1909 (9 Ashoj 1966 BS). His father Adi Bhakta Mathema held a government office as a S ubba during the Rana rule. [2] He often went to India to purchase things for the Ranas. He met learned men in India and understood the importance of education.
en-NP. Nepalese English (Nepali: अङ्ग्रेजी) refers to a variety of the English language principally used in Nepal as well as neighboring Sikkim and Gorkhaland regions of India. It is heavily influenced by the Indo-Aryan languages of Nepal. Many Nepalese speak English as a second or foreign language, with English use being most ...
The Lalitavistara Sūtra is a Sanskrit Mahayana Buddhist sutra that tells the story of Gautama Buddha from the time of his descent from Tushita until his first sermon in the Deer Park at Sarnath near Varanasi. The term Lalitavistara has been translated "The Play in Full" or "Extensive Play," referring to the Mahayana view that the Buddha's last ...
Nepali (English: / nɪˈpɔːli /; [3] Devanagari: नेपाली, [ˈnepali]) is an Indo-Aryan language native to the Himalayas region of South Asia. It is the official, and most widely spoken, language of Nepal, where it also serves as a lingua franca. Nepali has official status in the Indian state of Sikkim and in the [Darjeeling, and ...
The Pashupatinath Temple (Nepali: पशुपतिनाथ मन्दिर) is a Hindu temple dedicated to Pashupati, a form of Shiva. It is located in Kathmandu, Nepal near the Bagmati River. The temple was classified as a World Heritage Site in 1979. This "extensive Hindu temple precinct" is a "sprawling collection of temples, ashrams ...
Bhanubhakta Ramayana (Nepali: भानुभक्त रामायण), commonly known as Ramayan, is the Nepali translation of Valmiki Ramayana by Adikavi Bhanubhakta Acharya. [1] It was posthumously published in its complete form in 1887. It is widely considered to be the first Nepali epic. The prose style of the epic has been termed ...
The epic is based on the classical play Shakuntala by ancient Sanskrit poet Kālidāsa.It is considered the first original epic in the Nepali language. [5] Although it is based on an ancient work, the work has sufficient originality to be considered as such, specially compared to the first Nepali epic Bhanubhakta Ramayana which was a translation of Valmiki Ramayana.
Lekhnath Paudyal (Nepali: लेखनाथ पौड्याल; December 28 1884–1966) is regarded as the founding father of modern Nepali poetry literature (Kabi Shiromani) in the twentieth-century. [1][2] His most important contribution is believed to be to the enrichment and refinement of the language rather than to its philosophical ...