Jankwa (or Janko) is a Newar ritual[1] in Nepal to commemorate the young, elderly and infants in the community.[2][3]
Types of Jankwa
editThere are two types of jankwa:[4]
- Macha jankwa, celebrated once
- Jyah Jankwa (Bhim Ratharohan) which can be celebrated up to five times.
References
edit- ^ "Newar - Religion and Expressive Culture". everyculture.com.
- ^ www.lovelypokhara.com.np https://web.archive.org/web/20081010200752/http://www.lovelypokhara.com.np/contents/show/people_culture/4579.html. Archived from the original on October 10, 2008.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ 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. p. 304. ISBN 978-0-8248-2578-2.
- ^ "Newar Rituals". jwajalapa.com.
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