Banias are traditionally herbalists and wholesalers of raw materials for Newar, Tibetan and Āyurvedic traditional medicines.[1] Traditional Bania neighborhoods in Kathmandu are Itum Bahal, Bania Chuka and Jhwabahal where the streets are lined with herbal shops.[2][3]
Cultural lifeedit
Banias participate in the performance of Gunla Bajan religious music. Samyak is the greatest Newar Buddhist festival held every 12 years in Kathmandu where statues of Dipankara Buddha are displayed. During this festival, each Urāy caste has been assigned a duty from ancient times, and Banias have the task of preparing and serving "sākhahti", a soft drink made by mixing brown sugar and water.[4]
Notable Baniasedit
Dharmachari Guruma (1898-1978), Buddhist nun who helped to restore Theravada Buddhism and built the first nunnery in Nepal, formerly Laxmi Nani Bania (née Tuladhar)[5][6]
Iswarananda Shresthacharya, author and linguist
Referencesedit
^Lewis, Todd T. (January 1996). "Notes on the Uray and the Modernization of Newar Buddhism" (PDF). Contributions to Nepalese Studies. Retrieved 15 April 2012. Page 110.
^Lewis, Todd T. (1995). "Buddhist Merchants in Kathmandu: The Asan Twah Market and Uray Social Organization" (PDF). Contested Hierarchies. Oxford: Clarendon Press. Retrieved 15 April 2012. Page 47.
^LeVine, Sarah and Gellner, David N. (2005) Rebuilding Buddhism: The Theravada Movement in Twentieth-Century Nepal. Harvard University Press. ISBN9780674019089. Page 47. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
^Gellner, David N. & LeVine, Sarah. "All in the Family: Money, Kinship, and Theravada Monasticism in Nepal". Occasional Papers, Vol 10. Retrieved 15 April 2012. Page 152.
December 15, 2023
bania, newar, caste, newari, banias, devanagari, बन, bania, caste, from, newar, community, kathmandu, valley, nepal, name, bania, derived, from, sanskrit, word, vanijya, merchant, preference, bania, caste, banras, banias, subdivision, newars, nepalitum, bahal,. Newari Banias Devanagari बन य are a Bania caste from the Newar community of the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal The name Bania is derived from the Sanskrit word vanijya merchant by preference Bania caste Banras Banias subdivision of Newars NepalItum Bahal Kathmandu The surrounding area is a traditional Bania neighborhood Banias belong to the Uray group which includes Tuladhar Kansakar Tamrakar Sthapit Sindurakar Selalik and other castes They speak Nepal Bhasa as a mother tongue and follow Newar Buddhism Contents 1 Traditional occupation 2 Cultural life 3 Notable Banias 4 ReferencesTraditional occupation editBanias are traditionally herbalists and wholesalers of raw materials for Newar Tibetan and Ayurvedic traditional medicines 1 Traditional Bania neighborhoods in Kathmandu are Itum Bahal Bania Chuka and Jhwabahal where the streets are lined with herbal shops 2 3 Cultural life editBanias participate in the performance of Gunla Bajan religious music Samyak is the greatest Newar Buddhist festival held every 12 years in Kathmandu where statues of Dipankara Buddha are displayed During this festival each Uray caste has been assigned a duty from ancient times and Banias have the task of preparing and serving sakhahti a soft drink made by mixing brown sugar and water 4 Notable Banias editDharmachari Guruma 1898 1978 Buddhist nun who helped to restore Theravada Buddhism and built the first nunnery in Nepal formerly Laxmi Nani Bania nee Tuladhar 5 6 Iswarananda Shresthacharya author and linguistReferences edit Lewis Todd T January 1996 Notes on the Uray and the Modernization of Newar Buddhism PDF Contributions to Nepalese Studies Retrieved 15 April 2012 Page 110 Tuladhar Suman Kamal coordinator 2012 Udaaya Research Kathmandu Udaaya Samaj Pages 29 30 Shilakar Uttam Raj 2007 in Newah Samaj Kathmandu Newah Dey Daboo ISBN 978 99946 2 534 5 Page 9 Lewis Todd T 1995 Buddhist Merchants in Kathmandu The Asan Twah Market and Uray Social Organization PDF Contested Hierarchies Oxford Clarendon Press Retrieved 15 April 2012 Page 47 LeVine Sarah and Gellner David N 2005 Rebuilding Buddhism The Theravada Movement in Twentieth Century Nepal Harvard University Press ISBN 9780674019089 Page 47 Retrieved 15 April 2012 Gellner David N amp LeVine Sarah All in the Family Money Kinship and Theravada Monasticism in Nepal Occasional Papers Vol 10 Retrieved 15 April 2012 Page 152 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bania Newar caste amp oldid 1135942823, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
