Jankwa
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Jankwa (or Janko) is a Newar ritual[1] to commemorate the young, elderly and infants in the community.[2][3]
[edit] Types of Jankwa
There are two types of jankwa[4]
- Macha jankwa, celebrated once
- Jyah Jankwa (Bhim Ratharohan) which can be celebrated up to 5 times
[edit] References
- ^ "Newar - Religion and Expressive Culture". everyculture.com. http://www.everyculture.com/South-Asia/Newar-Religion-and-Expressive-Culture.html.
- ^ http://www.lovelypokhara.com.np/contents/show/people_culture/4579.html[dead link]
- ^ Richard Karl Payne & Kenneth Kazuo Tanaka (2004). Approaching the land of bliss: religious praxis in the cult of Amitābha. books.google.com: University of Hawaii Press. pp. 304. ISBN 9780824825782. http://books.google.com/books?id=tFcy_5UItq0C&pg=PA247&lpg=PA247&dq=Jankwa+Newar&source=bl&ots=0ioSFu0zR0&sig=2jL_jBzhTG_1uP6oo96kvZQrTwc&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=4&ct=result#v=onepage&q=Jankwa%20Newar&f=false.
- ^ "Newar Rituals". jwajalapa.com. http://www.jwajalapa.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=55&Itemid=56.
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