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  www.kchahiyo.comoffers online puja at Pasupatinath temple of Nepal and online puja at Nepal's various temples and ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Pashupati town or Deopatan as it was called then was a well known township in the 5th century.
Amshuvarma 605 - 621 AD was a proclaimed devotee of Lord Pashupatinath and described himself as "favoured by the feet of Lord Pashupatinath, the protector".
Since then, acknowledging his divinity is always a practice with all subsequent rulers of Nepal and the present royalty too venerates His divine magnanimity by seeking His protection for all at the end of his Majesty's official speeches - "Shripashupatinath le Hami Sabaiko Raksha Garun." - May lord Pashupatinath protect us all.
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 Monasticism in Newar Buddhism
Chinese pilgrim Xuan Xang (Hsuan-tsang) had mentioned in his travel diary that the number of Hinayana and Mahayana Buddhist monks were more than two thousands.
An inscription of Amshuvarma has also confirmed a conspicuous presence of Bhikshuni Sangha belonging to the Mahasanghika sect
Now the question arises as to what was the Vinaya lineage of Newar Buddhist Tradition.
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When they leave, visitors to Nepal return keeping the knowledge of the rituals and customs of Buddhism far in the east from Taplejung to the far western parts of Darchula and the remote Himalayan Valleys of Rolwaling, Helambu, Manang, Kali Gandaki, Jumla, Humla and Dolpa.
Buddhism was first brought into Tibet by Princess Bhrikuti, the daughter of king Amshuvarma, a Lichhavi monarch of Nepal centuries ago.
Princess Bhrikuti was given in marriage to the Tibetan King Tsrong-tsong Gompo who became an ardent devotee of Buddhism.
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