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Indigenous religion of the Kirati
Kirat Religion in Nepal and Eastern Himalayas
Kirati Shamans healing status in Banjhakri Falls Sikkim
Founder
Rulers of Kirat Dynasty
Regions with significant populations
Nepal • India • Bhutan
Nepal:
924,204 (2021) [1]
India
Unknown
Bhutan
Unknown
Religions
Religious Division of Kiratism (Animism,Shamanism) •Nature worship and Ancestor worship •Satyahangma tradition of Mahaguru Phalgunanda
Kirat Mundum, (Nepali: किरात मुन्दुम) also known as Kiratism, or Kirati Mundum, is an animistic folk religion of the Kirati ethnic groups of Nepal, Darjeeling and Sikkim, majorly practiced by Yakkha, Limbu, Sunuwar, Rai, Thami, Jirel, Hayu and Surel peoples in the north-eastern Indian subcontinent.[2] The practice is also known as Kirat Veda,[3][4]Kirat-Ko Veda[5] or Kirat Ko Ved.[6] According to some scholars, such as Tom Woodhatch, it is a blend of shamanism, animism (e.g., ancestor worship of Yuma Sammang/Tagera Ningwaphumang and Paruhang/Sumnima),[7] and Shaivism.[8] It is practiced by about 3.17% of the Nepali population as of 2021.[9]
Birupakshya ancestor of Kirati people located in Kathmandu, erected by Kirati kings of ancient Nepal.
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^p. 56 Kiratese at a Glance By Gopal Man Tandukar
^p. xxv A Grammar of Limbu By Geordefine sungge van Driem
^Problems of Modern Indian Literature by Statistical Pub. Society: distributor, K. P. Bagchi
^p. 323 Kiratas in Ancient India By G. P. Singh, Dhaneswar Kalita, V Sudarsen, M A Kalam
^"History and Culture of the Kirat" by I.S.Chemjong
^p. 535 Nepal By Tom Woodhatch
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Kirat Mundum, (Nepali: किरात मुन्दुम) also known as Kiratism, or Kirati Mundum, is an animistic folk religion of the Kirati ethnic groups of Nepal, Darjeeling...
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have been established. Kirant Mundhum is one of the indigenous animistic practices of Nepal. It is practiced by the Kirat people. Some animistic aspects...
system. Kiratology is the study of Kirats the Mundhum along with history, cultures, languages and literatures of Kirat ethnic people in Nepal, Darjeeling...
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roughly one third of Rai people follow Hinduism(30 %), two third follow KiratMundhum Dharma(65 %), while 5 % are Christians. Teen Chula or Chula Dhunga "The...
as the Newar people) in forms that are strongly influenced by Hinduism. Kiratism is the indigenous religion of the population belonging to the Kirati ethnicity...
of the Himalayas) Donyi-Polo (Arunachali of northeastern India) KiratMundhum (Kirat of the south-western flanks of the Himalayas) Mizo religion (Mizo...
District was a part of Majha Kirat or Khambuwan. The land area between two rivers from Dudh Koshi to Arun was Majha Kirat and it was under suzerainty of...
population was Muslim, 3.6% of the population followed the indigenous KiratMundhum religion and Christianity was practiced by 0.45% of the population....
3,998 (1.59%) of the population, while traditional faiths (such as KiratMundhum) were 3,243 (1.29%). At the time of the 1951 census, only 24% of those...
Limbu language and were believers of Yumaism or Yuma Sammang, a form of KiratMundhum.[citation needed] In the 7th century, Thekung Adek consolidated the...
Hinduism is the majority religion in both the hills and plains. Buddhism and Kirat Mudhum are almost entirely present in the hills. Christianity is primarily...
Janjati communities are in majority here. Religion: 44.19% were Hindu, 36.20% Kirat, 15.96% Buddhist and 3.51% Christian. Nepali was the majority language in...
restoration of their culture, language, identity, Mundhum, and religion since 2018. "History of the Kirat People" (PDF). Limbulibrary.com.np. Retrieved 2013-09-01...
Damai and 3.17% Sarki. Religion: 64.95% were Hindu, 20.01% Buddhist, 13.46% Kirat, 1.52% Christian and 0.06% others. Mother tongue: Nepali was the majority...
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