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BOUDHNATH MAHACHAITYA Bouddhanath Stupa, the biggest stupa in Nepal, lies about 7 km east of the capital. The Bouddhanath stupa, also called by many as Khasti Chitya, is one of the oldest stupas in the country. After 1959, many Tibetans arrived and settled in Bouddhanath area. The stupa, a well-known Buddhist pilgrimage site, is included in World Heritage Cultural site list by UNESCO. Fast Facts   Location 7 km east of Kathmandu Importance UNESCO world Heritage Site UNESCO Category Cultural UNESCO Listed 1979 PASHUPATINATH Pashupatinath Temple, with its astonishing architectural beauty, stands as a symbol of faith, religion, culture and tradition. Regarded as the most sacred temple of Hindu Lord Shiva in the world, Pashupatinath Temple's existence dates back to 400 A.D. The richly-ornamented pagoda houses the sacred linga or phallic symbol of Lord Shiva. Thousands of...

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What are the different aspects of sustainable development? Explain. What are the purposes of measuring HDI? How is it calculated? How is GNI different from GDP? Explain with example. What are the roles of women for sustainable development? Write a story about unsustainable development. How is the land topography of Nepal proved to be boon of nature? What are the problems in the following sectors: Education Health Transportation Communication Drinking water Electricity   What will be the solution for the problems mentioned above? Justify the statements " Electricity: a good servant but bad naster". Why is skilled man power necessary for the development? What are the positive and negative aspects of Masto puja?  Write your view about the practice of sacrificing animals. Why should we preserve our custom and tradition?  How can you say that Nepalese art is influenced by religion? Write in detail about the types of Nepalese p...

Sculpture is an art of making pictures, symbols or figures using lead, iron, copper, stone etc. They are based on religion and culture. We can find sculpture made of stone and metal in Nepal. Lichchhavi period is supposed to be the origin of sculpture in Nepal. The oldest statue of Nepal is the statue of Tribikram which is believed to created during Lichchhavi king Mandev. The statues of Birupaksha and Yaksha are also believed to be the oldest statues. Some other examples of sculptures are Changunarayan temple, Planchokbhagwati, Budhhanilkhanth etc. Bhudhanilkantha Though Nepalese sculpture started in Lichchhavi period but developed most ion Malla period. Mallas gave more priority yo art sculpture and architecture. Artists were encouraged to make statues using stone, rock, wood and metal. We can still find lots of statues of GAnesha, Shiva, Bishnu, Laxmi, Saraswati and others in Kathmandu valley alongwith some onther places around Kathmandu. Some very good examples of sculptur...

Book painting Terracotta wall  paintin g Prgyapramita of 11th  century Mithila wall painting Paintings from Nepal were mostly found in illustrations of Holy Scriptures from the 11th century AD. They were painted on different materials such as leaves, wood, and the wooden covers of the scriptures. It is said that the first paintings to enter the country were those inspired from these Holy Scriptures and painted by artists in India during early eleventh century. In comparison, Buddhist manuscripts were more elaborately decorated than the Hindu manuscripts. Most of these early scriptures were written on palm leaves, a plant that is found on the plains and coastal region of the Indian subcontinent, further indicating the possibility that later paintings in Nepal were inspired by those of what is now India. The paintings found in the manuscript may be used to describe the theme or for the sole purpose of decoration. They usually show shrines, temples, animal...

Earthquake, shaking of the Earth’s surface caused by rapid movement of the Earth’s rocky outer layer. Earthquakes occur when energy stored within the Earth, usually in the form of strain in rocks, suddenly releases. This energy is transmitted to the surface of the Earth by earthquake waves. The study of earthquakes and the waves they create is called seismology (from the Greek seismos, “to shake”). Scientists who study earthquakes are called seismologists. Damage by earthquake The destruction an earthquake causes depends on its magnitude and duration, or the amount of shaking that occurs. A structure’s design and the materials used in its construction also affect the amount of damage the structure incurs. Earthquakes vary from small, imperceptible shaking to large shocks felt over thousands of kilometers. Earthquakes can deform the ground, make buildings and other structures collapse, and create tsunamis (large sea waves). Lives may be lost in the resulting destruction. ...

NTRODUCTION Hinduism is the world’s third biggest religion. It has about 900 million followers. Only Christianity and Islam have more. Hinduism, however, has not spread as much as Christianity and Islam. About 20 million Hindus live outside India. All the rest live in India, where the religion was born. WHEN DID HINDUISM BEGIN? Hinduism is one of the world’s oldest religions, but it has no founder. It grew slowly out of the beliefs and practice of ancient tribes. These tribes, the Indo-Aryans, entered India around 3000 bc . Over many centuries, their religion ripened into Hinduism. WHAT DO HINDUS BELIEVE? Hindus believe every living thing has a soul. They say that after death, each soul gets born again into a different body. This is called reincarnation. People are rewarded for each good deed and punished for each bad one, Hindus say. The reward or payback may come in another lifetime, however. So, each person carries a load of rewards or punishments they are owed fo...

Tell the person to do the following calculation: M x 5 ( here M means month, e.g. Shrawan means 4) + 6 x 4 + 9 x 5 + D ( here D means the date of birth) Finally  ask the answer and subtract 165 from it, the last two digit will be date of birth and the remaining digit/s will be the month of birth. For example if a person was born on 6th Magh, we can find it by:             10 x5= 50              50+6= 56              56 x4= 224              224+9= 233              233 x 5= 1165              1165+ 6= 1171 Now 1171- 165= 1006. It means 10/06. That is to say 6th Magh.

Fasting tradition is generally prevailed in Awadhi community of Central-Western Terai of Nawalparsi, Kapilwastu, Banke and others. Not only the Awadhi women but almost women off all caste living in the Terai region has the tradition of fasting. Fasting is observed during some occasion like Holi, Naagpanchami, Deepawali, Bibahpanchami etc. Married women observe fasting for long life of their husbands. Likewise unmarried ladies observe this to get good , healthy and wealthy husband. Observing fasting is scientifically good as our body needs rest in the same way our systems of body also needs rest. Sometimes it can be harmful in case of a person not feeling well observes fasting. So one who are weak and not feeling well should not observe such ceremony cause it may lead to serious accident. We can even find small child observing fasting which cannot be good for them so such practice should be avoided by children.

Masto tradition and fasting has posative as well as negative aspeects.this tradition shiws great believes towards religion that gives the devotee self satisfaction. In this festival devotees are supposed to wear new clothes and make thrir surrounding clean which is good for health. On the other hand it acts a variety in our culture and tradition .It is also helpfull to distinguish a caste from another This practice is equally important to conserve our culture and tradition. Like wise , in this ocassion people gather together and share their happiness and sorrow. But This tradition is completely based on superstition which may lead the follower to different accidents as  they perform several dangerious tasks like putting hand into boiled mustard oil, dancing on the burning fire, beating with iron chain etc. which can be said to be negative aspect of Masto tradition.

Ritual is a ceremonial or symbolic act given importance by repetition. Rituals often accompany rites of passage and religious performances. On the other hand Rite, in religion, is any specific ritual or action central to acts of worship or to a person's life, such as rites of passage for baptisms, weddings, and funerals, or the rite of dedication of the bread and wine in the Christian Eucharist. Rite is a solemn ceremony or procedure customary to a community, especially a religious group. Some of the rituals and rites performed in Nepal are as follows: Jatkarma- Feeding ghee or honey to a newly born baby during pre-natal period. Chhaithi- Performed at the sixth day of the birth of  a baby. Nwaran- Name giving ceremony on the eleventh day of birth. Annaprasan- Providing other food except mother's milk after 5 or 6 months. Chhudakarma- Ceremony of cutting the child's hair for the first time. Bratabandha- Providing special Vedic Mantra by Guru. Wedding- Marriage...

If you want to know the age of a person, you have to ask only in which column his/her age is, and find the sum of the numbers given in the upper column. And you will get the age of the person. For example if a person's age is 21, the number 21 is in the column A, C and E. The numbers in upper column are 1, 4 and 16. The sum of these numbers is 1+4+16= 21.  A  B  C  D  E  F  1 2  4  8  16  32   3  3  5  9  17  33  5  6  6  10  18  34  7  7  7  11  19  35  9  10  12  12  20  36  11  11  13  13  21  37  13  14  14 ...