# Dharmaditya Dharmacharya

_Nepalese journalist_

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> Dharmaditya Dharmacharya (Nepali: धर्मादित्य धर्माचार्य) (born Jagat Man Vaidya) (1902–1963) was a Nepalese author, Buddhist scholar and language activist. He worked to develop Nepal Bhasa and revive Theravada Buddhism when Nepal was ruled by the Rana dynasty.  Both activities were considered dangerous, and Dharmacharya was consequently jailed.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 1902 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5269271#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Chyasal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5269271#P19))
- **Died:** 1963 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5269271#P570))
- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5269271#P27))
- **Occupation:** journalist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5269271#P106))

## About

Dharmacharya campaigned for Nepal Era as the national calendar. He also wrote and published the first magazine in Nepal Bhasa and was a major influence in the Nepal Bhasa renaissance. Because of his service to the language, he has also been called the "fifth pillar" of Nepal Bhasa along with the Four Pillars of Nepal Bhasa.

## Questions

**When was Dharmaditya Dharmacharya born?**  
Dharmaditya Dharmacharya was born on 1902 in Chyasal.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Dharmaditya Dharmacharya](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dharmaditya_Dharmacharya) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q5269271](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5269271) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Dharmaditya portrait.jpg by Unknown author Unknown author (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dharmaditya_portrait.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

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