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  2. Sati (practice) - Wikipedia

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    The earliest stone inscription in the Indian subcontinent relating to sati has been found in Nepal, dating from the 5th century, where the king successfully persuades his mother not to commit sati after his father dies, [190] suggesting that it was practised but was not compulsory. [191] The Kingdom of Nepal formally banned sati in 1920. [192]

  3. Sati (Buddhism) - Wikipedia

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    The Buddhist term translated into English as "mindfulness," "to remember to observe," [4] originates in the Pali term sati and in its Sanskrit counterpart smṛti.According to Robert Sharf, the meaning of these terms has been the topic of extensive debate and discussion. [8]

  4. Jhola - Wikipedia

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    Jhola (Nepali: झोला) is a 2013 Nepali film based on a story by writer Krishna Dharabasi.It is about Sati culture that was prevalent in the Nepalese society until the 1920s in which wife had to immolate herself upon her husband's death, typically on his funeral pyre.

  5. Languages of Nepal - Wikipedia

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    Nepal's languages are mostly either Indo-European or Sino-Tibetan, while only a very few of them are Austro-Asiatic and Dravidian.. Out of 123 languages of Nepal, the 48 Indo-European languages, which are of the Indo-Aryan (Indic) sub-family (excluding English), constitute the largest group in terms of the numeric strength of their speakers, nearly 82.1% [8] of population.

  6. Guhyeshwari Temple - Wikipedia

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    Guhyeshwari Temple marks the spot where Sati's rectum or anal part is said to have fallen. [5] Each Shakta pitha is dedicated to a Shakti and a Kalabhairava. In Guhyeshwari Temple, the Shakti is Guhyekali and the Bhairava is Kapali. The goddess is worshiped at the centre of the temple in a kalasha that is covered with a layer of silver and gold ...

  7. Bhaleshwor Mahadev - Wikipedia

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    Bhaleshwor Mahadev temple is believed to have been built at one of these sites, where Sati Devi's forehead ('Bhala') had fallen. [ 3 ] In Nepal Bhasa the hill is known as Gon:ga Danda (it is converted its name from Gon:ga means bhalay (Nepali) and Danda means hills).

  8. Nepal - Wikipedia

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    Nepal is a multi-ethnic, multi-lingual, multi-religious, and multi-cultural state, with Nepali as the official language. The name "Nepal" is first recorded in texts from the Vedic period of the Indian subcontinent , the era in ancient Nepal when Hinduism was founded, the predominant religion of the country.

  9. Ghatu (dance) - Wikipedia

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    King Pashramu goes on a hunt where he meets Yambawati. They marry each other. They have a child. King Pashramu goes on a war, where he dies. The queen then decides to go on a Sati and immolate herself on her husband's pyre. The dancers goes in a trance state during the dance. [2] There are two type of Ghatu dances: Bahramase Ghatu; Sati Ghatu