Newar Buddhism

E826658
Buddhist tradition Vajrayana Buddhism

Newar Buddhism is a unique form of Vajrayana Buddhism practiced by the Newar people of the Kathmandu Valley, characterized by its close integration with Hindu traditions, elaborate rituals, and rich artistic and architectural heritage.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Nepalese Buddhism 1

Statements (57)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist tradition ⓘ
Vajrayana Buddhism ⓘ
artStyleInfluenced Himalayan Buddhist art ⓘ
Tibetan Buddhist art ⓘ
associatedWithEthnicGroup Newar NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithSite Boudhanath NERFINISHED ⓘ
Changu Narayan area NERFINISHED ⓘ
Swayambhunath NERFINISHED ⓘ
centerOf Newar Buddhist architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ
Newar Buddhist art NERFINISHED ⓘ
characterizedBy close integration with Hindu traditions ⓘ
complex pantheon of deities ⓘ
elaborate rituals ⓘ
rich architectural heritage ⓘ
rich artistic heritage ⓘ
strong monastic-lay interaction ⓘ
developedFrom Indian Vajrayana Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCanonicalTextType sadhanas ⓘ
sutras ⓘ
tantras ⓘ
hasDeity Aksobhya NERFINISHED ⓘ
Avalokiteshvara NERFINISHED ⓘ
Heruka NERFINISHED ⓘ
Manjushri NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tara NERFINISHED ⓘ
Vajrayogini NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasFestival Buddha Jayanti NERFINISHED ⓘ
Gunla Dharma NERFINISHED ⓘ
Samyak festival NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasIconography bronze and gilt-copper images ⓘ
complex mandala compositions ⓘ
painted paubha scrolls ⓘ
hasLanguage Newar language NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sanskrit ⓘ
hasMonasticForm quasi-monastic householder monks ⓘ
hasPractice image consecration ⓘ
initiation ceremonies ⓘ
mandala rituals ⓘ
stupa worship ⓘ
tantric rituals ⓘ
hasRitualSpecialists Bajracharya priests NERFINISHED ⓘ
Shakya priests ⓘ
vajracharya ⓘ
historicalCenter Bhaktapur NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kathmandu NERFINISHED ⓘ
Patan NERFINISHED ⓘ
integratesWith Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ
maintains continuous Vajrayana lineage from medieval period ⓘ
practicedBy Newar people NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryCountry Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryRegion Kathmandu Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ
religiousFamily Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ
sharesDeitiesWith Newar Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ
subtraditionOf Mahayana Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ
Vajrayana Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ
usesScript Prachalit script NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ranjana script NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Newar → associatedWith → Newar Buddhism ⓘ
Secret Mantra Vehicle → associatedWith → Newar Buddhism ⓘ
Tara → veneratedIn → Newar Buddhism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nepalese Buddhism