Dharmodaya

Dharmodaya (Nepali: धर्मोदय) was a monthly magazine in Nepal Bhasa on Theravada Buddhism. It was launched from Kalimpong, India, in 1947^[1] to counter the ban on publication in Nepal.^[2]

Dharmodaya was published by Dharmodaya Sabha, an organization formed in Sarnath by Buddhist monks who had been expelled from Nepal in 1944 for promoting Buddhism and writing in Nepal Bhasa.^{[3] [4]}

The monthly was published on behalf of Dharmodaya Sabha by Maniharsha Jyoti Kansakar, a Nepalese trader and main benefactor to the monks in exile.^[5] The first editors were monks Aniruddha Mahathera and Mahanam Kobid.^[6] The magazine had a major effect on standardizing the language.

In 1959 Dharmodaya ceased publication.^[7]

See also

• Buddha Dharma wa Nepal Bhasa (magazine)
• Nepal Bhasa journalism
• Banishment of Buddhist monks from Nepal