Min Bahadur Shakya

Min Bahadur Shakya was the foremost modern scholar of Newar Buddhism and the founder of the Nagarjuna Institute of Exact Methods in Kathmandu. His critical scholarly work on Newar Vajrayana ritual, on the Lumbini archaeology, and on the broader Buddhist heritage of the Kathmandu Valley remains foundational. He is a key bibliographic anchor for The Promised Studios' Newar Buddhism investment.