The Buddhist culture of the Newars going out of the Kathmandu Valley and setting in other places of the country can be identified simply on the basis of the observance of various festivals.
Tuladhars, Tamrakar, Udas and other Buddhists that line outside the Kathmandu Valley do not come into the fold of the people taking Buddhism and its culture as an integral part of life. Out of these, the Newars of Taksar, Bhojpur adopt the culture and religion handed down to them by their forefathers. Yet, they fall into the fold of Buddhism and Buddhist culture. But as most of the Newars like to marry girl of different caste, they are much more separated from the Buddhist culture. But, in recent years sons of Shakyas and Vajracharyas marrying women of different castes are called Shakyas and Vajracharya. The feudal as well as communal system that prevailed in Nepal almost 200 years ago has suffered a setback after the advent of democracy. The Shakyas of the Kathmandu Valley moving to the west as well as East of Nepal who married women of different caste did not allow their own sons and daughter born to there women and their own women to freely mix in their kitchen. Sometime before or after the establishment of democracy in Nepal. They looked them and took them separately. Their sons and daughters and women were not allowed to enter the kitchen. They were allowed food outside the kitchen. In the context of their rigid social structure, there is no question of performing Chudakarma. This was the semi feudal social structure which imposed partiality or discrimination to own illegitimate children. This is simply to mention the sad fate of Shakyas and the Kathmandu Valley. Shakyas and Vajracharyas were the Newars whose number is high as far as concerned. Those Shakyas and Vajracharyas, whether in their original clan name or in subñclan name, are permanently settled in Bhojpur (Taksa), Sankrusabha (Chainpur, Khandbari),Taplejung, Morangs (Biratnagar, Arlabari), Sunsari (Dharan, Bayarbana, Chatara), Ilam.
Intellectuals, educated people and those serving the gonsnment or other jobs have returned to the Kathmandu Valley for permanent settlement Conscious and thinking people of Newar caste have been sticking to their religion and culture.
The fate of Newar Buddhists going to the western parts of Nepal is almost the same. as that of the Newar Buddhists going to the past. Out of the Newar Buddhists settling in Nuwakot, Pokhara, Palpa, Butwal, Nepalgunj, are much more organised and they are keeping their religion and culture alive.
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