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We intend to provide here seminar papers, articles and bibliographies related to the cultural tradition of Nepal Mandal. We request you to submit your articles if you are interested in publishing them through our website.

  
 
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LRC has been organizing seminars and conferences periodically. We have provided our viewers here some papers/English summaries presented during various seminars. Click on each paper to view the full text. Papers will open in a separate window.

 

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Following three papers are the English summaries of Newari papers presented during ‘Newa Buddhist Culture Preservation Seminar’ in 1993 :

  1. Newar Buddhist Culture: A Concept by Prof. Dr. Bajra Raj Shakya and Mr. Shanta Harsha Bajracharya

  2. Traditions of Newar Buddhist Culture by Pandit Ratna Kaji Bajracharya

  3. A Study of Traditional Vajrayana Buddhism of Nepal by Mr. Min Bahadur Shakya

Following are the papers presented during ‘A Conference on Buddhist Heritage of Nepal Mandal’ in 1998 :

  1. Characteristics of Buddhist Culture of Nepal Mandal by Prof. Dr. Bajra Raj Shakya

  2. Two Topics from the Swayambhu Purana: Who was Dharma-shri-mitra?, Who was Shantikara Acharya? by Mr. Hubert Decleer

  3. Impact of Physical Environment on Buddhism of Nepal Manadal by Mr. Chakra Mehar Bajracharya

  4. Buddhism in Nepal and "Nepal Mandal" by Dr. Naresh Man Bajracharya

  5. Conflicting Conceptions of the Sri Sri Sri Swayambhu Chaitya as a Holy Shrine by Dr. Alexander von Rospatt

  6. Role of Guthi in Newar Buddhist Culture by Mr. Phanindra Ratna Bajracharya

  7. Charyageet by Mr. Yagyaman Pati Bajrachrya

  8. Literary Sources of the Gunakarandavyuha by Mr. William B. Douglas

  9. Concept of Mahayana/Vajrayana Buddhism in Nepal Mandal: it's Present Status and Suggestions for Improvement by Mr. Punya Prasad Parajuli

  10. Status of Newar Buddhist Culture by Mr. Kedar Shakya

  11. Monasticism in Newar Buddhism: A Historical Analysis by Mr. Min Bahadur Shakya

  12. Lokabaja in Newar Buddhist Culture by Mr. Madansen Bajracharya

  13. Role of Theravada in the Preservation of Newar Buddhism by Ven. Sudarshan Mahasthavira

  14. Karunamaya Jatra in Newar Buddhist Culture by Mr. Munindra Ratna Bajracharya

  15. Buddhism and Licchavi Society: A Study by Dr. Bhadra Ratna Bajracharya

  16. Contribution of Nepal Buddhism to the World Culture by Rev. Shucho Takaoka

  17. On the Revival of Newar Mahayana Buddhism: One Scholar's Reflection by Prof. Todd T. Lewis