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  The myth of Kirat Rai People  Kirati Creation Myth: The Three Brothers At the beginning of creation, the Kirati Rai creator deities, Paruhang and Sumnima , brought life into the world. They created three beings: Kiwa (Tiger) Maksa (Bear) Henkubung (Human) As they grew up, the three brothers took their bows and arrows and began hunting in the forest. Kiwa (Tiger) , being the eldest, was proud and arrogant . Maksa (Bear) was humble and less aggressive . Henkabung (Human) was intelligent and clever . During their hunts, Kiwa and Henkabung often competed to see who was the better hunter . However, Henkabung always won , which made Kiwa furious and jealous . Every time Kiwa lost, he would attack his younger brother out of frustration . Tired of this constant aggression , Henkabung returned home and complained to their mother, Sumnima . Seeing the rivalry between her sons, Sumnima was deeply saddened . She also sensed that Kiwa wanted to harm his younger brother . One d...

  Kirat King Buddhang (Budhanilkantha) According to a legend from the Kirat Rai Bantawa community, when the Malla and Shah dynasty kings were unable to defeat Kirat King Buddhang in battle, they conspired against him. They invited him to a grand feast as a part of their scheme. Trusting their invitation, King Buddhang attended the feast. Seizing the opportunity, the Malla and Shah dynasty rulers used divine powers to turn Buddhang into stone and submerged him in water. Later, when the Kirat people offered millet, chilli, and ginger in worship to the stone, it would tremble or shake. When the Malla and Shah kings learned about this, they secretly hid the original stone of Buddhang in an unknown location so that no one could find it. In its place, they installed a fake stone, which is now known as Budhanilkantha . In the Kirat Changfewa Hang lineage, Yalambar , from the Yellung Hang clan, became the king of the Kathmandu Valley around the 3rd century BCE . He defeated the Maheshpal...