Nepal News News Nepal » Religion: Group seeks to restore Hinduism as Nepal's state religion
KATHMANDU, Nepal — Once the only Hindu kingdom in the world, Nepal was declared a secular state by its parliament in 2006, and the monarchy was abolished two years later. Now, with a new constitution ...
News Nepal » Religion: Why Nepal had a religious monarchy − and why some people want it back
(The Conversation) — Many in Nepal are protesting to bring back the Hindu monarchy, which was dissolved in 2008. A scholar of South Asian religions explains what’s behind these protests. (The ...
News Nepal » Religion: Religion in geopolitics
Nepal, July 31 -- Buddha never undertook a journey to preach his teachings in the Himalayas. Born in Nepal, he attained enlightenment in Bodh Gaya and first met his disciple in Sarnath, Varanasi, ...
News Nepal » Religion: Nepal’s Secular Character Weakens as Agenda for Hindu State Gains Traction
The 2015 Constitution of Nepal incorporates a curious definition of secularism. The charter defines Nepal as a “secular” state, one guaranteeing “religious, cultural freedoms, including protection of ...
News Nepal » Religion: Tolerating Nepal’s religious tolerance
In the 1760s, Prithvi Narayan Shah raised one rupee from each household and travelled down to Banaras to buy weapons for his military conquests. While there, he saw that the Hinduism practiced even in ...
News Nepal » Religion: See Nepal's living goddess leave her palace to bless throngs of worshipers
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Trishna Shakya has been serving as Kumari — Nepal’s living goddess — since the age of 3, living in the Kumari's temple palace for the past eight years. KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — ...
News Nepal » Religion: As coronavirus curbs Nepal’s festivals, devotees fear gods’ anger
Living God Ganesh walks out from the residence of Living Goddess Kumari after performing rituals during Indrajatra festival as the festival was canceled to control the spread of the coronavirus in ...
News Nepal » Religion: Peak Experience: Study Away Trip Explores Religion and Medicine in Nepal
Art and science. Buddhism and Hinduism. Religion and medicine. Interdisciplinary education is a hallmark of UAB courses, but two faculty members took that boundary-bending mindset to new heights this ...