The Roman Catholic Church in 1703, the Capuchin priests were asked to go back and evangelize in Tibet, India and Nepal. The Newar community, indigenous group of Kathmandu valley, was the prime target of these missionaries whose basecamp was in Patna, India. ... People from Nepal often visited India. ... The law was one-year imprisonment for convert, three years for prisoners and six years for one who baptizes. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Three righteous paths (margas) for seeking moshka are the yogas (disciplines or techniques) of • Knowledge (jnana) • Action (karma) • Devotion (Bhakti) People are free to choose the path with suit them. ... In India, the lower castes are beginning to see better treatment in human rights. ... At a child's birth, the kid's hair is cut within the first three years of birth. ... The cut hair is usually kept until the next family member visits the Ganges River. ...

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• Grade Level: High School