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Tamang History Of Waiba King And Dangsyangjo Palace

The Tamang ཏ་མང (Devanagari: तामाङ; tāmāng) are the largest Tibeto-Burman ethnic group within Nepal and traditionally Buddhist by religion. Tamang was derived from the word Tamag, where Ta means “horse”, and Mag means “soldier”Constituting 5.6% of the national population at over 1.3 million in 2001, increasing to 1,539,830 as of 2011 census,yet contested.Tamangs are also a significant majority in Sikkim and Darjeeling District of West Bengal, India as permanent settlers; their languages are the fifth most spoken in Nepal (note all Tamang languages are not mutually intelligible). They are considered as one of the indigenous people of Nepal.Peculiar to Tamang people are complex marriage restrictions within the community.he religion is considered by Tamangs as Nyingma tradition of Vajrayana Buddhism, the earliest form of Buddhism to come to Nepal/Tibet with Padmasambhava, and due to geopolitical focus on Tibet, Tamangs hold their beliefs are also largely ignored by Western scholars.Tamang have gompas (monasteries) in every sizeable village. Every family has their special Buddhist Yidam and book to practice every morning. The Tamangs retain jhankris (shamans) in addition to their Lama clan (Tamang) (priests), the latter whose surnames are also Lama. Additionally there exists the honorific term Lama (honorific), assigned to all Tamang regardless of kinship clan (swagen bhai). This is not to be confused with Lama of Tibet or the Sherpa Lama surname and clan. These jhankris perform certain rites such as trances and sacrifices to alleviate problems or assure good fortune. #tamanghistory #Waibaking #Tamangheritage