Nepal

Author: Sherry Zeng from Kailash Publishing House, USA
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: The 24 million people of Nepal live in areas of the Earth that are bothbeautifullyscenic andharshenvironmentally. Even in the ever-expanding capital of Kathmandu, the scenery that meets the eye is primarily the peaks of the Himalayas, thehighest mountain rangein the world, covered in snow. Most Nepalese people live in the hilly areas near the foothills of the mountains or in deep valleys, and they do not live on the high mountains. However, the Himalayas are always influencing every aspect of Nepalese life, whether this influence is good or bad. Six-year-old Pratima Shakya is a female living Buddha in Nepal. In fact, Hindus believe that the goddess of the Nepalese royal protection, Taleju, lives in Pratima. Pratima lives in her own palace in Kathmandu. Servants wait beside her, offering her thebestfood. She has her own private teacher. The King of Nepal bows to Pratima, seeking the blessings of the female living Buddha, the Kumari.