CHITTADHAR HRIDAYA: 115TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE NEPALESE POET’S BIRTH

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  D. Markov

Abstract

The article is dedicated to famous Nepalese author Chittadhar Hridaya, his writings and lifeline. A special attention is paid to poet’s formation years and social and cultural background as well as to social and political, cultural context of Nepal in the 1910–1940s. The main work of Chittadhar Hridaya – Sugata Saurabha – is being discussed. Poet’s work for revival of Nepal Bhasa and culture of the Nepal Valley in the context of Buddhist ideas and religious reformism and modernism is also studied in the paper.

How to Cite

Markov, D. (2021). CHITTADHAR HRIDAYA: 115TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE NEPALESE POET’S BIRTH. The World of the Orient, (4 (113), 195-202. https://doi.org/10.15407/orientw2021.04.195
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Keywords

Chittadhar Hridaya, Buddhism, Nepal, Nepal Bhasa, modernism, reformism

References

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Gellner D. N. (1989), “Buddhist Monks or Kinsmen of the Buddha? Reflections on the Titles Traditionally Used by Shakyas in the Kathmandu Valley”, Kailash: A Journal of Himalayan Studies, Vol. 15, No. 1–2, pp. 5–20.

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Hridaya Chittadhar (2010), “Sugata Saurabha”, in Lewis Todd T. and Tuladhar Subarna Man, Sugata Saurabha – An Epic Poem from Nepal on the Life of the Buddha by Chittadhar Hridaya, Oxford University Press, New York, pp. 21–331.

Lewis T. (1993), “Contributions to the Study of Popular Buddhism: The Newar Buddhist Festival of Gumlā Dharma”, Journal of the International Association of Buddhist Studies, Vol. 16, No. 2, pp. 309–354.

Lewis Todd (1995), “Buddhist Merchants in Kathmandu: The Asan Twah Market and Uray Social Organization”, in Contested Hierarchies, Clarendon Press, Oxford, pp. 38–79.

Lewis Todd (2000), Popular Buddhist Texts from Nepal: Narratives and Rituals of Newar Buddhism, State University of New York Press, New York.

Lewis T. (2015), “Avadānas and Jātakas in the Newar Tradition of the Kathmandu Valley: Ritual Performances of Mahāyāna Buddhist Narratives”, Religion Compass, 9/8, pp. 233–253. https://doi.org/10.1111/rec3.12159

Lewis Todd T. and Naresh Man Bajracharya (2016), “Vajrayāna Traditions in Nepal”, in Tantric Traditions in Transmission and Translation, David B. Gray and Ryan Richard Overbey (eds), Oxford University Press, New York, pp. 87–198. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199763689.003.0004

Lewis Todd T. and Tuladhar Subarna Man (2010), Sugata Saurabha – An Epic Poem from Nepal on the Life of the Buddha by Chittadhar Hridaya, Oxford University Press, New York.

Lienhard S. (1984), Songs of Nepal. An Anthology of Nevar Folksongs and Hymns, Center for Asian and Pacific Studies, University of Hawaii.

Locke J. K. (1985), Buddhist Monasteries of Nepal: A Survey of the Bahas and Bahis of the Kathmandu Valley, Sahayogi Press, Kathmandu.

von Rospatt A. (2001), “The Survival of Mahāyāna Buddhism in Nepal. A Fresh Appraisal”, in Buddhismus in Geschichte und Gegenwart, Vol. 5, Hamburg, рр. 167–189.

von Rospatt A. (2009), “The Sacred Origins of the Svayambhūcaitya and the Nepal Valley: Foreign Speculation and Local Myth”, Journal of the Nepal Research Centre, Vol. 13, pp. 33–91.

References:

Gellner David N. (1986), “Language, Caste, Religion and Territory: Newar Identity Ancient and Modern”, European Journal of Sociology, Vol. XXVII, pp. 102–148. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003975600004549

Gellner D. N. (1989), “Buddhist Monks or Kinsmen of the Buddha? Reflections on the Titles Traditionally Used by Shakyas in the Kathmandu Valley”, Kailash: A Journal of Himalayan Studies, Vol. 15, No. 1–2, pp. 5–20.

Harris Elizabeth J. (2006), Theravada Buddhism and the British Encounter: Religious, Missionary and Colonial Experience in Nineteenth-Century Sri Lanka. Routledge Critical Studies in Buddhism, Routledge, London and New York.

Hridaya Chittadhar (2010), “Sugata Saurabha”, in Lewis Todd T. and Tuladhar Subarna Man, Sugata Saurabha – An Epic Poem from Nepal on the Life of the Buddha by Chittadhar Hridaya, Oxford University Press, New York, pp. 21–331.

Lewis T. (1993), “Contributions to the Study of Popular Buddhism: The Newar Buddhist Festival of Gumlā Dharma”, Journal of the International Association of Buddhist Studies, Vol. 16, No. 2, pp. 309–354.

Lewis Todd (1995), “Buddhist Merchants in Kathmandu: The Asan Twah Market and Uray Social Organization”, in Contested Hierarchies, Clarendon Press, Oxford, pp. 38–79.

Lewis Todd (2000), Popular Buddhist Texts from Nepal: Narratives and Rituals of Newar Buddhism, State University of New York Press, New York.

Lewis T. (2015), “Avadānas and Jātakas in the Newar Tradition of the Kathmandu Valley: Ritual Performances of Mahāyāna Buddhist Narratives”, Religion Compass, 9/8, pp. 233–253. https://doi.org/10.1111/rec3.12159

Lewis Todd T. and Naresh Man Bajracharya (2016), “Vajrayāna Traditions in Nepal”, in Tantric Traditions in Transmission and Translation, David B. Gray and Ryan Richard Overbey (eds), Oxford University Press, New York, pp. 87–198. York, pp. 87-198.

https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199763689.003.0004

Lewis Todd T. and Tuladhar Subarna Man (2010), Sugata Saurabha – An Epic Poem from Nepal on the Life of the Buddha by Chittadhar Hridaya, Oxford University Press, New York.

Lienhard S. (1984), Songs of Nepal. An Anthology of Nevar Folksongs and Hymns, Center for Asian and Pacific Studies, University of Hawaii.

Locke J. K. (1985), Buddhist Monasteries of Nepal: A Survey of the Bahas and Bahis of the Kathmandu Valley, Sahayogi Press, Kathmandu.

von Rospatt A. (2001), “The Survival of Mahāyāna Buddhism in Nepal. A Fresh Appraisal”, in Buddhismus in Geschichte und Gegenwart, Vol. 5, Hamburg, рр. 167–189.

von Rospatt A. (2009), “The Sacred Origins of the Svayambhūcaitya and the Nepal Valley: Foreign Speculation and Local Myth”, Journal of the Nepal Research Centre, Vol. 13, pp. 33–91.

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