chicago newa (i) publication of newa american dabu, chicago in 2011

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Editors note

Newa American Dabu is a non-profit charitable, educational, social, and cultural

organization of people of Newa background in the Chicagoland area and their friends

in the United States and abroad. The objectives of the organization are to preserve

and promote Newa cultural heritage for the benefit of Newa people and Americans

in general and to enhance the understanding between the people of Newa culture

and others for unity, peace and harmony in the world. The organization started

with the name Chicago-Newa in 2010 and was renamed Newa American Dabu toreflect its reach and representation well beyond the Chicago area.

Chicago Newa is the flagship newsletter of Newa American Dabu. This is the

premier issue of Chicago Newa, which is being published once a year and circulated

to hundreds of households and businesses in the Chicagoland area. The newsletter

will also be distributed all over the United States and Nepal.

Newa American Dabu has been blessed with many well-wishers and supporters.

Without their support we could not grow as we did and we would like to thank

them all very much. We would like to thank Honorable Governor Pat Quinn,

Honorable Ambassador Dr. Shankar Prasad Sharma, Honorable Secretary of State

Jessie White, and Honorable Dr. Satya Mohan Joshi for their messages and support

to the Newa American Dabu community. We would like to thank all the writers

who put their valuable time and effort to make the publication of Chicago Newa a

success. Thanks are also due to all the individuals and companies that advertised

on this issue of Chicago Newa. We would also like to thank the advertisement and

article collection committee for a superb job. Thanks are also extended to Uden

Nhusayami for his help with Newa font and Indreni Offset Press for their help in

this publication.

Last but not the least, members of the Executive Committee of Newa American

Dabu stayed engaged and helped a lot in the publication process and we would

like to thank them as well.

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Executive Committee of Newa American Dabu

Dr. Manoranjan N. Dhaubhadel

President

Dr. Junoo K Tuladhar

Vice-president

Shrawan Shrestha

Vice-president

Keshar Man TamrakarSecretary

Kiran Byanjankar

Treasurer

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President's Message: The inception of Dr. Manoranjan N. Dhaubhadel 1

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Critical issues in Newa tradition Dr. Narayan B. Rajbhandari 15

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Kumari : The Living Goddess of Nepal Shradha Kamal Tamrakar 25

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The Alphabets of Nepal Dr. Manoranjan N. Dhaubhadel 29

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Buddha and His Teachings Bhikkhu Sangharakshit Sthaveer 35

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Understanding Newa of Nepal Jaya Joshi and Dhruba Raj Joshi 39

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Life Cycle Rituals in Newa Culture Alisha Shrestha 45

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lzsfuf]g]jfMa positive manner when dealing with

other ethnic customs in Nepal.

Newa background is getting

appreciated more and more around the

world because of some very positive

qualities like honesty and integritythat are ingrained in Newa people

because of their cultural upbringing.

Certain Newa cultural celebrations

are designed to make Newa people

unselish and understandable of

their relationship with nature (see

Mha Puja A Unique Newa Tradition

by Dr. Manoranjan N. Dhaubhadel,

NPPA Dabu, 1993). Because of the

intrinsic Newa qualities, some have

even suggested that in order to solveNepals problems today, all one has

to do is to make sure that each of the

principal political parties in Nepal is

headed by a Newa person. The idea

is that with a Newa person at the

helm, the diverse ethnic population

will come together to celebrate the

ethnic diversity rather than try to

incite animosity between people of

different ethnic backgrounds, which

seems to be prevalent in Nepal today.

Newa American Dabu while promoting

Newa culture, will do its best to create

a conducive environment for people of

all ethnic backgrounds to mingle andenjoy Newa events together.

Newa people inherently are very

friendly and tolerant and can easily

mix with people of other ethnic

backgrounds. As such, there should

be no problem for a Newa to prosper in

the big melting pot called the USA. The

richness of Newa culture, however, is

bound to transfuse some of its qualities

into the pot for the better. Also, two

and a half centuries of relentlesssuppression and mistreatment by

the Shah and Rana rulers and their

cronies have turned Newa people

very sensitive and protective of their

culture. The resilience of Newa culture

is exceptional and some Newa values

are bound to be carried over to the

general American culture, thereby

enriching it.

Newa American Dabu will strive

to bring together Chicago area people

with different ethnic backgrounds from

Nepal and American friends of Newa

in general. The organization will do

its best to have a very cooperative andmutually beneicial relationship with

other non-proit cultural organizations

in the area. The prime objective of

Newa American Dabu to preserve and

promote Newa culture will be adhered

to at all times. All workings of the

organization are to be in accordance

with the federal and state laws of the

United States. The governance of the

organization will be transparent to

the general membership. A stage hasbeen set for meaningful celebration

and promotion of Newa culture in

Chicago and beyond. Newa culture

has some amazing treasures to share.

We welcome all our Newa Americans

and friends of Newa to join us and

participate in the benevolent cause

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started chanting in Newa & Sanskrit and

we followed whatever he told us to do.

We were thrilled to feel so special when

Japani Baje handed us a bel representing

our husband. We had to make three fullcircles around the re like a real adult

wedding we have seen in the videos &

we felt ofcially married. Our grandma

& ninis (phupus) guided us in performing

the rituals during this entire ceremony.

The worst part of this ceremony fell on

our eyes which became teary due not

leaving our maternal home (maitighar)

but due to suffocating smoke from the

burning incense & poor ventilation in

a cramped room. We were also very

hungry because we werent allowed toeat until we were done with the puja. It

was a two days ceremony. We felt very

special & fortunate that an auspicious

ceremony dedicated to ensure our eternal

happiness & wellbeing was being done.

Afterwards, we also had a grand party

and feast (Bhoe) at a hotel and the fun

part was we received a lot of gifts.

During our stay in Kathmandu &

Patan, we went to see lots of Newa

temples and palaces with carvings

of gods & goddesses. We liked our

ancestral Maru Joshi house in the heart

of Basantapur Kathmandu Durbar

Square & also those in Patan Dhoka

and Patan Durbar Square. We came

to know from our grandfather that the

Maru Joshi families were responsible

for preservation of Kathmandu Durbar

Square & our Joshi ancestors were (and

Joshi families still are) the priests in the

famed Taleju temple. Our late maternal

great grandfather Mr. Gopal Das Baidya

used to work at Basantpur Durbar. It is

remarkable to nd out that we could have

had a view of the Indra Jatra Ceremony

from our grandfather's bedroom. We

would like to go there to see Indra Jatra

at least once in our lifetime. We enjoyed

going to lots of Newa shops selling

beautiful artifacts and wood carvings.

The sights and sounds and smell of

farmers market at Ason were awesome.

It was really funny to see sacred cows

roaming around the streets in busy trafc

and among crowds. We saw all sorts

of animals in the streets from smelly

goats to hens and ducks, all roaming

the busy streets with crowds of people.The living Goddess KUMARI was so

amazing. The famous Krishna Mandir in

Patan is a short walk to Rheas maternal

grandfathers house. We were amazed to

see so many temples still around the now

modern concrete houses. No wonder,

Kathmandu is known to the world as the

city of temples & festivals.

Apart from celebrating major Nepali

festivals like Dashain, Tihar & American

festivals like Christmas/Halloween, we

are also fortunate here in Illinois andespecially Chicago to enjoy our unique

Newa feast & festivals. It seems every

other month, something is happening. In

2009, we celebrated rst in Chicago group

Ghyachaku Sanhlu (Maghe Sankranti)

festival with Newa Jho Bhoe. We even

got opportunity to taste Chaku, Hamo

Laddu & Paun Kwa imported straight

from Nepal. Our grandpa Mr. Nutan

Raj Shrestha (Rheas) got opportunity

to bless all the participating Newa

people in this event. We like the Newa

New Year celebration most. In 2010,

we were part of kids fashion show. We

dressed up in Haku Patashi with all those

dazzling ornaments. We feel excited for

the upcoming 2011 Newa New Year

celebration. We are also looking forward

for the next big event: Bratabandha (baldshaving ceremony) of our brother, Rohit

& our cousin Kavyas Ihin.

Our grandparents/parents also try to

communicate with us in both Nepali and

Newa languages. This has helped us to

somewhat comprehend & spur interest

to learn our native tongues. We were

somewhat able to communicate with

other family members back in Nepal in

our native languages.

All these have indeed been great

experiences for all of us. This haswidened our belief & perception. We

feel blessed that our grandparents/parents

are faithfully passing signicance of our

cultural heritage to us. Even if we reside

in USA, we like our rich cultural heritage

& it is of utmost importance to keep our

culture alive & vibrant. We should not

hesitate to share this cultural heritage

of ours to others with pride & dignity.

We feel it is our duty to learn, preserve

& continue to celebrate our cultures

and traditions and pass it on for future

generations to come.

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The Dipankar Buddha, Buddha of

the past is also known as Bahi

Dya. Dipankar means dipa or

lamp because a lamp shined when he

was born. Dipankar was alive around

563 to 463 BC.

Each year during Gunla festival,

there is an event called Bahi Dya

Bwoyegu (Bahi Dya showings). Gunla

starts on the tenth month of the Newacalendar (around August). The Bahi

Dyas are all displayed in each Newa

baha. My Newa community is the

Nyata Tuladhar group. The Nyata

Gunla bahajo go to all the bahas that

are showing Bahi Dyas on Saparu

(Gaijatra). The walk is about ifteen

miles long, when going to each baha.

They play a certain song in each baha.

Some are long and some are short.

Newa artisans are the ones that

make the Bahi Dya. It is made of copper

that is painted with gold and decorated

with stones. Most of the statues are

standing, with the right had facing

front and the left hand also facing

front but upsidedown. The Bahi Dyas

are displayed in bahas with two other

gods on the sides known as Ghaan

Dyas. There is a manuscript written

in silver and gold ink available at

Itumbaha which provides more details.

The manuscript is about Buddhas

teachings.

Bahi Dya Bwoyegu is an event

that lasts seven days during Gunla.

The living goddess Kumari also goes

to each baha to see the Bahi Dyas.

Each Newa community associated

with their Gunla bahajos go to each

baha to see the Dya. Each baha has a

different version of the Bahi Dya. Newafamilies in various communities also

display Bahi Dyas in their houses.

Bahi Dya Byoyegu(Dipankar Buddha)

Sasu Laxmi Tuladhar

Nyata Gunla Bahajo playing in the Sabal baha

Bahi Dyas in Itumbaha

A manuscript of Buddhas teachings written in gold and silver, in Itumbaha.

There is a manuscript

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lzsfuf]g]jfMNepal visits to worship the Goddess to

receive blessing and advice to protect

the country and its people. There

are several legends that tell how the

king began relationship with the

Goddess Kumari. Most of the legends,however, tell of King Jayaprakash Malla

(12th17th century). According to the

most popular legend, a red serpent

approached the king's meeting room

late one night as he played tripasa, a

dice game, with the goddess Taleju.

The goddess came along every night to

play the game with the condition that

the king refrain from telling anyone

about their meetings for the beneit

of people and country. But one night

the king's wife followed him to his

chamber in order to ind out who the

king was meeting so often. The king's

wife saw Taleju. The goddess was not

pleased with her exposure. She then

warned the king that if he wanted to

have her again to protect his country,

he would have to search her among

the Shakya (a Newa) family, where

she would be incarnated as a virgin

girl with a horoscope that would be

complementary to the king's. Sincethen, the Hindu king seeks the blessing

of Goddess Kumari at the festival of

Indra Jatra every year.

The chariot procession ofMachhendranath, a Hindu and Buddhist

God, is the biggest event in Patan, Nepal

and is observed for six weeks before

the monsoon season starts. At the end

of the festival, the Hindu king pays

visit to Machhindranath to worship

the God for preventing drought in his

country. Afterwards, he witnesses theGods bhoto (a velvet vest embroidered

with jewels) with Nepalese people.

Historically, it is believed that the bhoto

was rewarded to a Baidya (herbal

physician) by Karkot Naga (king of

serpents) for curing the eye ailment of

his beloved Queen. But the Baidya lost

the bhoto while working in his ield. A

year later when he went to attend the

Machhindranath festival at Jawalakhel,

Patan, he saw a giant wearing his vest.

The farmer then started a ight with the

giant. No one could win the ight. The

ighting case went to the king for a inal

settlement. The king also could notmake a decision; and lastly he decided

to offer it to Lord Machhindranath in

the midst of a huge gathering of local

people for safe keeping until someone

claimed it with evidence. Since then

the bhoto is displayed every year to

Nepalese people in presence of the king

on the last day of the chariot procession

in Patan.

K h a d g a s i d d h i f e s t i v a l(empowerment of the sword) is

observed once in every 12 years

in Kathmandu during Dasain

(September-October). The exchange

of sword between the king and the God

Bhairava takes place during the early

hours of the Vijayadashami in front

of the Kashthamandapa. It is a three

storied temple situated in Maru tole of

Kathmandu. It is one of the largest and

most noted pagodas of Nepal. The kings

sword or mula-khadga is brought by

the head of the palaces administrativeaffairs to the Kashthamandapa and

handed over to a particular person of

Buddhist cast Malakar, who performs

the main Bhirava dance during the

festival. Upon the arrival of the king,

the Malakar starts dancing along

with brandishing the royal sword and

making it understood through his

gestures that he is conferring upon it

a very special power. He then stands up

on the Bhuteshvara stone to handover

the royal sword to the king. Thisexchange of sword between the king

and the Bhairava dancer is repeated

three times with a very potent music

played by the Malakars. Thereafter it

is believed that the Nepali people and

the kingdom are under a very special

protection.

Samayak pooja is observedduring winter season once in every

5 years in Patan and Kathmandu.

This is a Buddhist ceremony, also

known as Illhane Samayak, when

one hundred Buddhists sculptures

are displayed in Nagbahal, Patan.

Tanbahal bashundahra Devi, JattadhariLokeshwore, Deepankar, Aarya Tara,

Dharma Kirti are few to be named.

During this pooja the Hindu king is

involved once in every 50 years. The

last event was celebrated on January

2002 at Swayambhunath temple in

Kathmandu. During this event, the

Devout Buddhist sprinkles water on

the king and washes his feet as he is

the incarnation of Buddha, thereby

praying for world peace and comfort

for all living beings. In addition, it also

seeks the liberation of the living beings

from misery to enlightenment.

Secondly, no permissible rules and

regulations have yet been justiied to

address who shall lead the above kings

roles in the Newa traditions in coming

years. Currently, it seems President,

Dr. Ram Baran Yadav, is leading the

roles as the head of the State. However,

there are still some rumors within the

community on what would happen to

the traditions if the future president

disagrees to pursue the kings roles.

In reality, besides Hinduism and

Buddhism there are several religious

groups in Nepal such as Muslim and

Christian. In a democratic practice

every citizen has a right to be President

of Nepal. Therefore, it is logical to raise

a question - if a Nepali citizen from

different religious group is elected to be

President of Nepal, will he or she accept

the Hindu traditions? If no, should westop practicing the traditions? This is

indeed a vital question. Therefore, it

is very urgent for all Newa to think

critically now and igure out possible

and permanent solution for a continuity

of Newa traditions for good. Otherwise,

the traditions are in danger of being

vanished.


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