बाहुन (पहाडी ब्राह्मण/नेपाली ब्राह्मण) Bāhuna (pahāḍī brāhmaṇa/nēpālī brāhmaṇa) | |
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Total population | |
32 lakhs (12.2% of Nepal), as per Nepal Census 2011 | |
Regions with significant populations | |
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Languages | |
Nepali language (Khas Kura) as mother tongue | |
Religion | |
Hinduism (99% approx.) with ancestral deity worship | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Brahmin, Khas, Garhwali, Kshetri, Thakuri |
Bahun (Khas Brahmin) (Nepali: बाहुन) are group of people belonging to Brahmin caste in Khas group, an Indo-Aryan ethno-linguistic group. Generally, the Parvate/Pahari (hilly) Brahmins are called as Bahuns or Khas Bahuns. They are Sub caste of the Kanyakubja Brahmin.[1][2][3] Bahuns mainly served as priests, teachers and astrologers as per their caste. Bahuns were able to hold government offices, administration and politics.
According to 1854 Muluki Ain (Legal Code) of Nepal, Bahuns belong to sacred thread bearers (Yagyopavit) and twice born (Dvija) Hindus.[4]
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