Viharas and the Buddhist: Past of Kathmandu Valley
“Pashupatinath le hami sabai ko raksha garun.” “May lord Pashupati protect all of us.” This was how some of the Shah kings of later days ended their speeches addressed...
Issue 89 | April 2009
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“Pashupatinath le hami sabai ko raksha garun.” “May lord Pashupati protect all of us.” This was how some of the Shah kings of later days ended their speeches addressed...
Sir Edmund Hillary—knownas ‘Bara Sahib’ among the Sherpas—made history when he and Tenzing Norgay Sherpa became the first people to successfully reach the summit of Mount Everest. The two climbers...
Dharma Ratna Shakya solemnly looks around the ornately decorated temple complex of Hiranyavarna Mahavihar. The Golden Temple’s guthi (the religious trust set up to manage and ensure the smooth running...
Marijuana, mountains or moskha? Ask tourists visiting Nepal and most will admit that one or the other or all of the three as their definite quest in the country....
Just before his death, the Buddha is said to have said “Be your own light”to his followers gathered for one last teaching. He spoke Truth. Wise and compassionate...
When Rahula, the son of he Buddha, asked for inheritance, hoping to get in blessing the Lord’s destiny to become a world ruler, the Buddha handed him a...
Every Thursday morning, Hiranya Devi goes to pray to the wish fulfill-ing goddess, Manakamana Mai. About her person, she has some pedas and couple of laddus (local sweets) which she...
Inter-country adoption has always been considered a sensitive issue.Its viability has been constantly debated by intellectuals and child welfare organizations around the world. The perspectives of the people involved in...
An evening with a writer who is also a hunter, fisherman,trekker and gourmet cook is a great recipe for good taste and tall tales. When I received a...