NepalThe Hindu

Nepal is the world's only Hindu monarchy countries, was a Hindu Nepal's state religion.As the world's only Hindu country, Nepal's domestic more than the biggest characteristics is the temple of god, walking in the streets of Nepal road, three steps a small temple, the five steps to a temple, is "as much" temples, and houses.

A total of 330 million deities in Nepal, more than the population.With strong religious architecture is one of the features of tourism in Nepal, here, visitors can enjoy the medieval city, exquisite carving.

Bronze series of Buddha

The spread of Hinduism in Nepal, later than Buddhism about lee chavez period began to spread in Nepal, but then gradually become advantage of religion in Nepal.At the same time, Buddhism is still prevalent, two kinds of religious harmony, parallel Xing.Although successive rulers are hindus, but most of all to support the development of buddhist and other religions.

, for example, according to the inscription records, circulating in the 7th century, king narendra DE tile is a Hindu, shiva as the Lord god, but according to the Chinese literature, the king is a corsage Buddha devout buddhists, who with great honor to receive Chinese buddhist monk, take them to visit the kingdom of Buddhismtemple。

But, to the 8th century, when the business to the Indian brahmans of nepalese king of ROM (Mara, 700-750 AD), the medieval Hindu famous philosopher, bark is good at many philosophical schools, the founder of the author of "the Vatican by the note) (Braasutra BasVa), etc.) please to effectively disseminate Hindu Nepal, exclusion of Buddhism, buddhist hit hard. To 14th century AD, from Mara dynasty nilmini steed, marla (Jayasthiti MalU, rulers to the people's increasing pressure, forcing them to conform to the Hindu caste system of social structure.

The middle of the 18th century the shah dynasty unified Nepal, do believe the shiva yu walker, gorakhnathis (Gorakhnath deification) and regarded as the patron saint of shah dynasty, Hindu caste social trends enhanced.The rana family rule, successive prime minister remains continuously strengthen social caste distinction of Nepal, raise ruling caste of wealth and power.Since then, the Hindu social dominance in the more consolidation in Nepal.

Nepal's religion of Hinduism

Hinduism is on the basis of the brahmans, absorb and incense that teach some of the Buddhism after the reform, and about the early formed in the 3rd century BC, the 8th to 9th century popular in India.Hinduism has no formal doctrine, there is no unified control group, only follow the vedas and the puranas, the upanishads, and the ramayana and the book of Mormon river retusa, two great epics.

Hinduism, as it were, in fact is established on the basis of people's material and spiritual desire to a way of life.Hinduism is divided into six, namely (1) the vaishnava worship, worship shiva (2), (3) thanks to force sent (the shaq's IShakti, original power "as a goddess worship), (4) a popular god worship god (wisdom), (5) the worship of the sun god, (6) worship of the gods.Nepalese hindus worship shiva (Siva, that is, the god of destruction).Vishnu (through people, the protection of god), shaq's (that is, the original energy) and his elephant head (i.e. the wisdom of god), god and worship India two epic ramayana, and the hero of the book of Mormon can suoluo more ".

The religious temple forest of Nepal

Hinduism is the basic characteristics of exalt the vedas, belief in god, emphasis on religious rites, accept the specification specified in the classic, believe that the religious teachers, accept and uphold the caste system of the social order.But the caste system and caste consciousness in the nepalese hindus not as strict as in India's hindus and strong.In Nepal, mainly in the upper caste Hindu brahmins and terry, certain ethnic newar and residents in the terai is popular.