NEPAL
Nepal a landlocked country
Bordering India and Tibet mostly.
Nepal mainly hilly Himalayan country
Hosting highest peak in history.
It has majority hindu peoples
With minor buddhists and others.
Pashupatinath temple holds Lord Shiva's head
Buddha aka Siddharth born in Lumbini later fled.
Lord Vishnu also resides in a temple as Budhanikanta
Also present in fossilised stones in Gandaki river as Shaligrama.
Hindus believe Pashupati left valley under Sage Nee muni
Buddhists believe Nepal under care of AdiBuddha Nee.
Indian scriptures say Nepal is a place of Nepa the cattle person
Norwegian Indologist said Nepal means foot of the mountain.
Britain didn't actually colonise Nepali arena
Used territory to navigate between India China.
Nepal under buddhists muslim rulers hindu royal kings to democracy
Now a multi-ethnic multi-lingual multi- cultural territory.
Recent flash floods due to glaciar collapse squall
Caused major havoc damage casualties in Nepal.
Belief is a minister's widow cursed before sati ritual
That honesty and wisdom in Nepal would not prevail.
- Gopinath S