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Nisthananda Bajracharya

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31: 92: 168:. The Ranas did not like Nepal Bhasa and suppressed its use. By the time literary activities were revived during the Nepal Bhasa renaissance, the old style of writing had become difficult to follow. Bajracharya modernized the language by discarding the traditional spelling rules and writing it as it was spoken. He also brought a new style into prose writing by simplifying sentence construction. 161:. His storytelling sessions were held in sacred courtyards and other open spaces and lasted four months. Bajracharya had a clear style of narrating stories which made him greatly popular. He adapted the ancient texts into easy-to-understand everyday language, as the old writing style had become complex to listeners. 217:
A bust of Bajracharya was erected at his birthplace Om Bahal, Kathmandu on 23 November 1998 by Olympus Club (Nisthananda Memorial Trust). A street in central Kathmandu was named Nisthananda Marg in his honor by
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The written and spoken forms of Nepal Bhasa had begun to grow apart as its development came to an end around 1850 with the advent of the
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by breaking away from the classical style and writing prose in colloquial language. He was one of the leaders of the
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type as printing facilities were not available in Kathmandu. He did the typesetting and printing himself.
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to father Muktananda and mother Thakumati Bajracharya. He belonged to a family of hereditary
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Rebuilding Buddhism: The Theravada Movement in Twentieth-Century Nepal.
198: 426: 183:, the first book in Nepal Bhasa to be printed with moveable type. 425:. Lumbini Nepalese Buddha Dharma Society (UK). Archived from 284:
M, Razen (November 2011). "Pioneer of Nepalbhasha printing",
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Shakya, Bajra Raj & Bajracharya, Shanta Harsa (1993).
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Songs of Nepal: An Anthology of Nevar Folksongs and Hymns.
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also contributed to the revival of Buddhism in the 1920s.
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Bust of Nisthananda Bajracharya at Om Bahal, Kathmandu.
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Index

Portrait of Nisthananda Bajracharya
Nepal Bhasa
Nepal Bhasa renaissance

Nepali
Nepal Bhasa literature
Nepal Bhasa renaissance
moveable type
Four Pillars of Nepal Bhasa
Bajracharya
Kathmandu
Newari Buddhist priests
Buddhist studies
religious discourses
Rana dynasty
Prajnaparamita
Buddha's life story
Swayambhu Purana
Kolkata
letterpress
Kathmandu Metropolitan City
cite web
help
ISBN
81-208-0963-7
"Language, Caste, Religion and Territory: Newar Identity Ancient and Modern"
ISBN
978-0-674-01908-9
"Language, Caste, Religion and Territory: Newar Identity Ancient and Modern"
"Newar Buddhist Culture: A Concept"

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