D
Dana ,
kanya , 130
offerings to priests, 353 , 373 , 727 n. 10
See also Gifts
Dance performances (pyakha(n) ), 233 , 451 -452, 462 , 563 -571, 608 , 613 , 745 n. 7, 754 n. 99, 773
Indra Jatra, 452
Ramayana, 451
Saparu Jatra, 447 -450, 608 , 738 n. 43, 739 n. 44
See also Nine Durgas cycle
Dangerous deities (gya(n)pugu ), 226 -227, 744 n. 54
anthropomorphic, 284 -286
the Astamatrkas[*] (Eight Mothers), 158 -159, 228 -231
benign vs ., 279 -282, 495 , 580 -581, 603 , 610 , 648
compared to ordinary, 207 -208, 225 -226, 279 -286, 297 -298, 584 -589 passim, 602 , 610 , 726 n. 50
miscellaneous female, 243 -244
in non-Tantric communities, 297 -298
principles of classification of, 244 -252
Dangerous deities (continued )
prominent female, 234 -244
protection by the, 158 -159, 285 -286, 505 -506, 571 -575, 602 , 610 , 748 n. 33
purity complex transcendence by, 396
the suppressed realm and the, 604
Taking Outside the (Biska:) [22], 483 , 496 , 649
Tantrism and the, 338 -340, 602
See also Deities: Goddess, the Dangerous; Mohani festival [67-76]; Tantric goddesses
Danya thar , 84 , 627 , 758 n. 7
Darsana (deity manifestation), 472 -473, 491 , 532 , 545 , 772
Dasa (fortune). See Chance and luck
Dasai(n). See Mohani festival [67-76]
Dattatreya (god), 205 , 213 -214
Dattatreya Jatra [54], 454 , 654
Daughter roles, 112 -113
See also Marriage
Death,
fate after, 317 -318, 680 -686 passim, 685 -686, 767 nn. 58, 60, 768 nn. 69-70, 75
ordinary or normal, 421 , 592 , 756 n. 14
pollution and purification, 358 , 388 -389, 391 , 661 , 731 n. 11, 732 nn. 12-13
Yama Raja and "ordinary", 222 -223, 317 , 685 -686
Death rituals,
Apadutaegu ceremony, 684 -685
the Bha and, 360 -361, 681 , 767 -768 n. 65, 769 n. 80
body preparation, 678
burial, 730 n. 1
calendrical, 433 -434, 442 , 442 -452, 444 , 462 , 590 , 653
clothing collection, 366 , 369 -370, 678 , 680 , 682
cremation, 161 -162, 264 , 513 -514, 679 -680, 730 n. 1, 746 n. 14, 767 nn. 60-61
dasa kriya period, 680 -683, 767 n. 64
dying person, 677 -678, 767 n. 54
family roles in, 137 , 140 , 679 -686 passim
first twelve days of, 683 -685
funeral procession, 162 , 361 , 678 -679, 767 n. 59
Gha:su jagye ceremony, 358 , 362 , 727 n. 19
Kriya putra mourning, 679 -683
memorial (Gau dan ), 445 -446
Phuki mourners, 139 -140, 446 -450, 462
postdeath cycle of, 680 -683
reed mats, 366 , 460 , 678 , 680
Sapinda sraddha[*] , 685 , 770 n. 95
Sora sraddha[*] (commemorative), 434
sraddha[*] , 270 , 462 , 673 , 682 , 719 n. 65, 768 nn. 73-74, 769 nn. 83-85, 770 n. 96, 774
twa: area funeral processions, 162 , 442 -452, 595 , 653
year after, 683 -686
See also Purification; Saparu Jatra [48]
Death's personification. See Yama Raj (Lord of the Dead)
Dega:. See Temples (dega: s)
Dega (temple), 772
Deities , 17
asymmetries among, 259 , 287 , 602
gender differentiation among, 289 -292, 744 n. 52, 754 n. 100, 757 -758 n. 12
hierarchical and horizontal relations of, 287 , 613 , 757 n. 12
Hipha: Gods, 537 , 750 -751 n. 57, 751 n. 62
housing and settings of, 202 -205
Mohani period child, 539 -546, 550 , 607 , 751 nn. 69-74, 752 nn. 75-83
number of shrines and temples for the, 205
ontological status of, 613 , 757 n. 11
other Hindu systems of, 288 -292
other religions and, 274 , 584 , 606 , 720 n. 71, 738 n. 31, 757 n. 3
realms and levels of the, 606 , 608 , 613
Sanskritic names of, 202 , 288 -289, 688 n. 4
sleeping, 406 , 438 , 514 , 585 , 587 -588, 652 , 755 n. 10
temporary pairings of, 488 , 744 n. 52
transitions to dangerous, 225 -226, 584 -589 passim, 714 n. 19
See also Names of individual deities
Deity groups,
anthropomorphic dangerous, 284 -286
anthropomorphic ordinary person-like, 280 -284
astral divinities, 207 , 265 -266, 277 , 493
Biska: festival [20-30], 495 -496
Brahman Vedic, 266 -267
classes of meaningful, 275 -286, 580 -581, 602 , 610 , 613
dangerous female, 225 -252, 495 , 757 -758 n. 12
dangerous male, 225 -227, 252 -259, 495
distinctions within types of, 286 -288 female compared to male, 207 -208, 227 , 252 , 321 -322, 724 n. 33
female dangerous, 225 -252, 495 , 757 -758 n. 12
female ordinary, 223 -225
ghost and spirit, 207 , 269 -272
groupings of Bhaktapur, 205 -207, 226 -227, 228 , 244 -252, 275 -286, 286 -288, 580 -581
household pantheon of, 268 -269
major ordinary deities, 207 -226
male compared to female, 207 -208, 227 , 252 , 321 -322, 724 n. 33
male dangerous, 223 -227, 252 -259, 495
Mesocosm, the urban, two sets of gods and the, 226 -227, 307
Mohani festival [67-76], 554 , 557 -558
in the Nine Durgas, 232 , 507 -511, 716 n. 29
order and chaos and, 495 -496, 571 -576 passim, 580 -581
ordinary compared to dangerous, 207 -208, 225 -226, 279 -286, 297 -298, 584 -589 passim, 602 , 610 , 726 n. 50
ordinary female, 223 -225
ordinary male, 208 -223
outside the boundaries, 165 -166, 284 -286
royal center pilgrimage, 267 -268
typological schema of, 277 -282
Vedic compared to Tantric, 207 -208
See also Benign deities; Dangerous deities (gya(n)pugu) ; Pantheon, the Bhaktapur; Stone gods
Deity images, 447
Brahmakalasa pot, 667
of Gatha Muga:, 520 -521
idolatry and, 274 -275
of Mohani Bhagavati, 528
murti , 773
of the Nine Durgas, 507 -511
portable, 200 , 204 , 309 , 337 , 420 ,431, 461 , 467 -468, 470 , 483 -484, 488 , 583 -584, 736 n. 12, 737 n. 24
powerful use of, 608
salagrama , 677
Taking Outside the, Biska: [22], 337 , 483 , 496 , 649 , 743 nn. 38-40
of Taleju, 531 -533, 537 -538, 749 n. 43
worship of, 636 -642 passim
See also Iconography
Dekha initiation. See Diksa (initiation)
Demographics,
Bhaktapur twa :, 183
household, 110 -112, 704 n. 1, 704 -705 n. 2
Kathmandu Valley, 34 -35, 690 nn. 3-6
population density, 18 , 57 , 58 -59, 694 n. 2
thar and macrostatus, 96 -99
See also Bhaktapur, city of; Statistics on Bhaktapur
Bhagasi, [40], 437 , 513 -514, 514 -517, 586 -587, 651
Gatha Muga: Ca:re [45], 272 , 439 , 514 -517, 517 -523, 581 , 587 , 651 , 653 , 747 n. 22
meanings of the, 505 -507, 522 -523, 559 -562, 584 -589 passim, 656
overviews of [36, 40 , 45 , 67 -76], 436 , 501 , 503 , 580 , 656
rice agriculture events and, 512
See also Mohani festival [67-76]; Nine Durgas cycle
Devi Mahatmya , 266 , 285 , 290 , 326 , 597 , 717 -718 n. 47, 718 n. 48, 745 n. 59, 748 n. 31
on the dangerous goddesses, 244 , 246 -247, 249 -251, 508 , 538 , 558
Mandalic[*] Goddesses m the, 508 , 525 , 748 n. 33
Mohani activities and the, 527 -563 passim
Devi, Rajalla. See Malla, Jayasthiti
Devi (the creator goddess), 208 , 241 , 423 , 772
as the focal deity of Mohani, 525 -558 passim
number of pitas sacred to, 231
Dewali period [30], 309 , 310 , 432 -436, 512 , 578 , 649 , 651 , 772
See also Lineage god
Dhala(n) danegu worship, 308 , 455 -456, 638 -639, 762 n. 4
Dhala(n) Sala(n) [66], 462 , 655
Dharma (moral law), 215 , 383 , 389 , 610 , 635
bad rebirth and, 367
responsibility for thar , 659 , 663
secular power and, 342 -344
transcendence of, 305 , 333 -334, 339 -340
See also Moral order; Worship
Dharmasatra. See Sastra
Dhobi washer group, 88
Dhyana , 319
Diacritical marks, 623 -624
See also Newari language, the; Appendix One
Dictionaries, Newari-English, 687 n. 2
Digu Dya: (gods), 139 , 260 -261, 432 , 649 , 772
shrines outside Bhaktapur, 159 -161, 260 -261, 676
Tantric worship of, 306 -312
See also Aga(n) Dya: (gods); Dewali period [30]; Stone gods
Diksa (initiation), 772
baga (half-full), 239 , 304 , 314 -315
Tantric, 314 -317, 661 , 665 , 676
See also Rites of passage (samskaras )
Dillaga fortnight, 439 , 517 , 652 -653
Dillathwa fortnight, 438 -439, 652
Dip (cremation ground), 161 -162, 264 , 460 , 772
See also Masan (cremation ground)
Dipankara Buddhas. See Five Pandava Brothers
Dipavali festival of lights, 412 -414
Disease,
anxiety season and, 431 -432, 519 , 586 , 648
healing ritual for, 570 , 575 , 754 n. 101
Disgust. See Pollution, disgust and
Divinities. See Deities
Divorce. See Marriage
Dog Puja. See Khica Puja [78]
Domestic architecture. See Architecture
Do(n) thar , 87 , 95 , 627 , 701 n. 28
Dowry. See Marriage
Drinking, alcohol,
during festivals, 461 , 491 , 534
Drummakers thar (Kulu), 84 , 627
Dugu God. See Digu Dya: (gods)
Dui Maju (goddess), 243 , 250 , 537 , 717 n. 43
Duma, Nine Durgas character of, 232 , 502 , 566 -571 passim, 572 , 576 , 611 , 716 n. 29, 744 n. 52, 754 n. 100
Dumaju (goddess), 711 n. 13
See also Taleju (goddess)
Durbar Square. See Laeku Square
Durupo (goddess), 244
Duso/Duswa ("looking in" ceremony), 667
Dwaka. See Crossroads (dwaka )
Dwi(n) thar , 82 , 95 , 460 -461, 627 , 700 n. 22
Dya: (god, divinity or deity), 269 -270, 278 -279, 772
Dya che(n) (god-houses), 204 , 483 , 484
images kept at the, 231 , 467 -468, 469 , 490
map of, 155
of the nine Mandalic[*] Goddesses, 155 , 204 , 231
See also Che(n) (house)
Dyers thar (Chipa), 82 , 83 , 95 , 97 , 180 , 627 , 700 n. 21
Dying. See Death; Death rituals