Numbe . AD 2007/08 NS 1128 Newih Viiiina Editorial The Journal of Newar Studie~ ISSN153(r-8661 1128Numbcr-62007/01', Inarelatively shorttime span, Nepal has gone through various phasesofchange, especially in political scenario. From our previous issue of "Jewah Vijnana till now, we witnessed the secondjanaandolanuprisingandafterwards theNepalese people got a rare opportunity to choose their own go\·ernment. Even though the final versionofconstitutionhasnot beenfinalized, theNepalesepeoplesucceeded in bringingthe interimconstitutionthatguaranteedtherighttopreserve, promote, Publisher and develop their own language and cultural heritage. Now. Nepal is no longer IntI. Nepal Bhasha Sewa Samiti recognized as a monolingual country but the current constitution recognizes all Center For Nepalese languages of 1\epal as National languages. However, the Kha..l language is still mentionedas the languageofofficial use and 238 years ofShah dynasty was put language &Culture onholduntil theconstitutionalassemblyelectionisheld. DuringtheShahdynasty, Portland, Oregon USA especiallyRanaandPanchavatperiod, Newars haveexperiencedvariouskindsof suppressivehassleincludingeducation, communicationand public services. Editor Furthermore,thepastgovernmenthasalsodevaluedtheimportanceofNepalSam Daya RShakya bat. Forthe last28years. the Newar peoplehave struggledfor recognition ofNe paJ SambatasthenationalcalendarofNepal. Itwasnot until secondjanaandolan that Honorable Prime ~linisterKoirala assured thatNepal Sambat as its national Assistant Editorc; calendarcannot be ignored. Since then, all government media started using it as the original calendar of Nepal. However, the struggle has not ended because the Sudip R. Shakya government regulation is still running under foreign-born calendar, the Bikram Subin Shakya Sambat. The l\Jepalese communities around the globe are still celebrating the Bi kram Sambat as the official !'\epalese l\JewYear and usc ofBikram Sambat as a Nepali calendarisstill prevalent but webelievethat itsusewill soonend. Advisor Prof.Todd lewis NotonlyNepalSambatbutalsotheconsiderationofreestablishingNepalJJandala as a state, has also surfaced. "Jepal !vlandala is not a new word but it has come down to"Jepalesepeoplefrom theancient time.Accordingtorecentlyestablished Designer Nepal tvlandalaForumC\MF), the 12adjacentdistrictsofcurrentKathmanduVal Sudip Shakya ley used to beknown as boundaryofancientNepal;Halldala. Weencountersuch evidences on existenceofNepalMandala inachant done in Sanskrit verses bya www.digitalbabu.com \'ewarBuddhistpriest.Thischantis used toresume the ritual offeredtoanydeity and to recognize the host person by honoring the cosmic details and it is still in Moiling Addres~ practice. Dueto numerous undocumented historical evidences, historiansstruggle togainfull supporttorecognizetheactual boundaryofNepalMandala. Currently, Newah Vijnana Nepal Valley consistsofyen (Kantipur), vala (Lalitpur), andkhwapa (Bhaktapur) 1719 NE 47thAve. but i\e\I'ar settlements such as Dolakha, Dhuhkhel. Newakot, Chillall8' Tistlll/8 and Palung regions are ignored. We believe that these regions were within the Portland, OR 97213 boundariesofancientNepalMalldala and it shall not beoverlooked. Focusing our attention to current issue of Newah Vijnana, we have included an article dealing with Nepal Sambat and Buddhist chant for fUrlher understanding of this matter. In addition, we have also included articles dealing ,vith Newars in Sikkim, \'ewarlinguistics, the i\ewartradition ofKumari and many others as supplementarymaterial tobringawarenessofcurrentissueson Ncwars. Werecog nizethat the struggle forthe"Jewah identity, both academicallyand personaJly, is still in itsinfancy but we can say that the progressis gainingremarkablestrength. \\"e hope that articles in Newah Vijiiana provide an understandingof this i\ewah Cover: struggle. Weare grateful for your continuous support and we look forward to in Source: Nepal ]'vlandalaForum, cludemorearticlesin future issues. Subhave 'thankyou'. ShankhadharSakhw, (http:'ishankhadharsakhwa.org) Newoh Vijfiona -.:rcn-: ~ AD 2007-08 Number 6 BS 2064-65 NS 1128 ENGLISH RitualandIdentityinDiaspora:TheNeworsinSikkim BalGopalShrestha 01 BuddhistHymnsandtheRenaissonceofTheravodaBuddhisminNepal PhraSugandha(AnilSakya) 14 NewarClassifiers:ASummaryoftheliterature Gwendolyn Hyslop 28 TabooWordsandExpressionsinNeworlanguage TejR.Konsakor 42 KumariinNewarCulture Dr.ChundaBajrocharya 47 NewahSolidarityCampaign MahesworShrestha 54 ViewpointOnNepalSambot RoshonShrestha 56 NepalbhosaOnlineFaundedforNewahlanguogeandPeople 58 BookReview: Newor(NepolBhosho) 60 CaturmosaCelebrationofDeoth 62 IntroducingonUnusualBook'UpadeshSangroha'inNepalBhosha 64 MiscelleneousMaterials 66 NEPALI(KHAS BHASHA) SECTION ~ ;;rr;rr ~ f~ """, 74 ~~:~""" 76 ~'lm!Tll'liT 19<'[: ~ ~ '-f;T~ 80 ;tn:~ 'liRi'lilR1'l 82 ifll1 m~ 83 NEPAL BHASHA SECTION ~~!l-1T ~ m!.~ llT11T/:r ;:q:~: ~m

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