''Dharmodaya'' () was a monthly magazine in
Nepal Bhasa on
Theravada Buddhism. It was launched from
Kalimpong, India, in 1947
to counter the ban on publication in
Nepal
Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China Ch ...
.
''Dharmodaya'' was published by Dharmodaya Sabha, an organization formed in
Sarnath by Buddhist monks who had been expelled from
Nepal
Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China Ch ...
in 1944 for promoting
Buddhism
Buddhism, also known as Buddhadharma and Dharmavinaya, is an Indian religion and List of philosophies, philosophical tradition based on Pre-sectarian Buddhism, teachings attributed to the Buddha, a wandering teacher who lived in the 6th or ...
and writing in Nepal Bhasa.
The monthly was published on behalf of Dharmodaya Sabha by Maniharsha Jyoti
Kansakar, a Nepalese trader and main benefactor to the
monks in
exile
Exile or banishment is primarily penal expulsion from one's native country, and secondarily expatriation or prolonged absence from one's homeland under either the compulsion of circumstance or the rigors of some high purpose. Usually persons ...
. The first editors were monks
Aniruddha Mahathera and Mahanam Kobid. The magazine had a major effect on standardizing the language.
In 1959 ''Dharmodaya'' ceased publication.
See also
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Buddha Dharma wa Nepal Bhasa (magazine)
*
Nepal Bhasa journalism
*
Banishment of Buddhist monks from Nepal
References
1947 establishments in India
1959 disestablishments in India
Buddhist magazines
Defunct magazines published in India
Monthly magazines published in India
Magazines established in 1947
Magazines disestablished in 1959
Magazines published in Nepal
Newar-language mass media
Kalimpong
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