Comments on "Newas and the NRN"
Purna ju, Subhya for the article you have written regarding the Newas and NRNs. It was something I think all our NRNs and Non-NRNs should read to understand what NRNs are all about.
Comment at2007/10/24 14:43:05
Comment bySurendra Maharjan, Auckland
Mr. Purna Sakya, It is great to know about NRNs and the original NRNs were those who went to Tibet. I am not sure whether you have done any research about Buddhist Bhantes and anagarikas, who left Nepal in 1930s to India, Burma and Sri Lanka. I am a pupil of a Anagarika Guruma, who said have come to Sri Lanka in 1960s and lived here since then. How do you include my Guruma into NRN?
Comment at2007/10/24 14:52:21
Comment byAmita Dasaseelamata, Kurunegala, Sri Lanka
Amita Ju,
Jwajalpa!
First of all, let me give you thanks for reading my new article far distance from Sri Lanka. At the same time, I am grateful to you for writing a meaningful comment on my article. It is great. It will certainly give me energy for further study on our Newa nation deeply. Frankly speaking, I have not noticed those Anagarikas who left for Srilanka from the point of view of NRNs. It is very important suggestion from your side. Let me write here what is my view point. I wrote article on NRNs in just general sense. I know we are in SriLanka, Burma, Thailand for their study of Buddhism. Some of them go back to teach Buddhism to the people in Nepal and some do not come back. As your kind suggestion, I also think those Anagarikas and Sramers who went to Sri Lanka and others places must be taken into account as NRNs. At the same time we must not neglect another point, not only Buddhist scholars, we have Hindu, Muslim and Christian scholars as well who use to go abroad to master religion. For detail study on NRNS, your suggetion is very important. Thank you.
Purna Ratna Shakya
Comment at2007/10/25 00:31:29
Comment byPurna Ratna Shakyka
Purna Sakya ju, I am told that I am a Sakya, also. And as I am living outside Nepal, I guess I am an NRN. But I heard that Nepalese living inside south asia are not considered to be NRNs. How fair do you think it is?
Comment at2007/10/25 15:07:32
Comment byBikah Sakya, Gangtok, Sikkim
Purna uncle, I am not sure whether NRN meaning Non-resident Nepalese is the correct term to identify us living abroad (I am in Japan). As far as I remember somewhere that one Suwarn Vajracharya was saying that we should not copy what all Indians do. Indians living abroad call themselves NRIs meaning Non-resident Indians. I support Suwarn ju\'s idea that we should call ourselves NRA meaning Nepalese Resident Abroad.
Comment at2007/10/25 15:16:53
Comment byKalpana Vajracharya, Uonuma-shi
Bikah Shakya Ju,
Jwajalpa!
Many thanks for your reading of my new article. In my opinion, those people are leaving outside Nepal border, must be considered as NRNS. I took Newas who went to Tibet as pioneer of NRNs. Therefore people went to India must be considered as NRNs in full capacity. Let us wait to be India as super power then people will understand your problem. Thank you.
Comment at2007/10/25 21:59:58
Comment byPurna Ratna Shakya
Kalpana Bajracharya Ju,
Jwajalpa!
Your comment is interesting but human beings loves copying others. You may not be concious yourself, you must be copying others in your daily life. If copying others brings us positive results I think it is not bad. So far you are in Japan, You must have noticed Japanese peopel copying Americans life style. I do not feel something odd in copying Indian style to be called ourselves as NRNs. I feel copying is learning new things from others to develop ourselves. Copying is one kind of art of living. I earnestly ask you not to see copying always in negative sense. Thank you.