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Bhante Kumar Kashyap Mahasthavir (Nepali: कुमारकाश्यप महास्थविर) (born Asta Man Shakya) (24 July 1926 – 26 February 2012) was a Nepalese Buddhist monk who was awarded the title of Tripitakacharya (Tripitaka Master).[1]
In 1944, he was expelled from Nepal by the Rana regime for promoting Theravada Buddhism and writing in Nepal Bhasa.[2] He spent his exile in India and Sri Lanka.
- ^ "Monk Kumar Kashyap Mahasthabir no more". The Himalayan Times. 26 February 2012. Archived from the original on 4 February 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
- ^ "Theravada Buddhism in Modern Nepal". Lumbini Nepalese Buddha Dharma Society (UK). Archived from the original on 4 August 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
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