1. Nisthananda Bajracharya was a Nepalese writer who marked a turning point in Nepal Bhasa literature by breaking away from the classical style and writing prose in colloquial language.
11 Facts About Nisthananda Bajracharya
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Nisthananda Bajracharya was one of the leaders of the Nepal Bhasa renaissance, and a pioneer of printing with moveable type in Nepal.
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Nisthananda Bajracharya is honored as one of the Four Pillars of Nepal Bhasa.
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Nisthananda Bajracharya belonged to a family of hereditary Newari Buddhist priests, who engaged in performing sacred rituals.
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In 1901, after completing Buddhist studies, Nisthananda Bajracharya began giving religious discourses.
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Nisthananda Bajracharya had a clear style of narrating stories which made him greatly popular.
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Nisthananda Bajracharya adapted the ancient texts into easy-to-understand everyday language, as the old writing style had become complex to listeners.
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Nisthananda Bajracharya modernized the language by discarding the traditional spelling rules and writing it as it was spoken.
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Nisthananda Bajracharya brought a new style into prose writing by simplifying sentence construction.
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In 1909, Nisthananda Bajracharya published Ek Bishanti Prajnaparamita, the first book in Nepal Bhasa to be printed with moveable type.
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Nisthananda Bajracharya travelled to Kolkata, India to procure letterpress type as printing facilities were not available in Kathmandu.