(The name of the highest peak is not Sagarmatha and Mount Everest, but its ancient original name Chomolungma.) There is no doubt that the oldest human civilization in Nepal is the Kirat civilization. In the process, the hunter age started the agricultural age. Plants, plants, animals, etc. were increasing their closeness with nature, Kirati people were familiar with this nature in the most ancient times. Therefore, Kirati people gave ancient original names to all things in the nature of this ancient Kirat land of Nepal in Kirati language. . But when people of Bharopeli population including Lichchavi, Malla, Sen, Shah entered Nepal from the Indian side of the ancient Kirat Land and occupied the kingdom of the Kirats in the ancient Kirat Bhumi Nepal. Shaktipith worshiped by Nadinala Kirats The people of certain communities who are close to the state power and the state power continued to engage in religious and cultural encroachment and usurpation by connecting them with their languag
Preface KIRAT AND MUNDUM "I'll be immortal, won't l?" These are the words expressed by the shaman, Shiva Raj Rai many times during the period of collection and publication of the mundum . In fact, the extinct of the mundum , which contains the experiences, philosophy and knowledge and wisdom of the kirat community and which has been being transmitted traditional from one generation to another from the preshistoric time through shamans does not mean the demise of Shiva Raj Rai alone, but the loss of the entire kirati knowledge and heritage. Conversely, preservation of the mundum will only not make Shiva Raj Rai immortal bit it will save the kirati knowledge and heritage. This can only be done by collection and publication of the mundum . This is our campaign and we believe that this campaign will be broader and more extensive in the days to come. This volume " Mundum : The myth of origin" is the first step in the journey of this mighty tas