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Nepal religion

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Pashupati Temple, the holiest Shiva's shrine   Baudha Stupa, Decorated with light on Buddha's Birthday   Sleeping Vishnu, Budhanilkantha   Lingam   Thanka Painting           Religion in Nepal In Nepal, religion is not just a set of beliefs and accompanying rituals handed down from generation to generation; rather it is a complex intermingling of traditions, festivals, faiths and doctrines that have permeated every strata of Nepalese Society in such a way as to become the very heartbeat of the nation. Nepal is famous, as the world's only Hindu Kingdom. However, it is an intricate and beautiful tapestry formed by the interweaving of Hinduism, Buddhism and other beliefs. Religious tolerance and harmony such as is found in Nepal, is perhaps a unique example to the world. Religions in Nepal are: 1. Hinduism 2. Buddhishm 3. Tantrism   4. Islam and Christianity 1. Hinduism: It seems that the first people to s...
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Tamang population

The Tamang ཏ་མང (Devnagari: तामाङ; tāmāng), are the indigenous inhabitants of the Himalayan regions of Nepal and India, their ancestral land is called Tamsaling.[1][better source needed] They are the aborigines of Yambu, or Kathmandu Valley, who had self-rule and autonomous roughly 2 centuries before present,[2] systematically displaced during the expansion period of Gorkha Kingdom and this continues to the present day, the Central Development Region, Nepal remains where 70% of the population reside. The traditionally Buddhist Tamang are the largest Tibeto-Burman ethnic group within Nepal, constituting 5.6% of the national population of over 1.3 million in 2001, increasing to 1,539,830 as of 2011 census,[3]yet contested.[4] Tamang are also a significant minority in Sikkim and Darjeeling District of West Bengal of India as permanent settlers;[2][5] their languages are fifth most spoken in Nepal (note all Tamang languages are not mutually intelligible). They were one of the aborigines who were least affected by Nepalisation.[6] Peculiar to Tamang people are complex marriage restrictions within the community.

Tamang
तामाङTotal population1,539,830LanguagesTamang languageReligionHinduism[citation needed], Buddhism

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