Bahun
Nepali Brahmins of Khas-Aryan descent / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Quick Facts बाहुन (पहाडी ब्राह्मण/नेपाली ब्राह्मण)Bāhuna (pahāḍī brāhmaṇa/nēpālī brāhmaṇa), Total population ...
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 | |
Nepal | |
Languages | |
Nepali language (Khas Kura) as mother tongue | |
Religion | |
Hinduism (99% approx.) with ancestral deity worship | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Brahmin, Khas, Garhwali, Kshetri, Thakuri |
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According to 1854 Muluki Ain (Legal Code) of Nepal, Bahuns belong to sacred thread bearers (Yagyopavit) and twice born (Dvija) Hindus.[4]