About: Uray (caste group)

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Urāy (Nepali: उरे) (alternative names: Udaaya, Udās) is a Newar Buddhist merchant caste of Kathmandu in Nepal. They are a prominent community in the business and cultural life of Kathmandu. Urays have played key roles in the development of trade, industry, art, architecture, literature and Buddhism in Nepal and the Himalayan region.

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  • Urāy (Nepali: उरे) (alternative names: Udaaya, Udās) is a Newar Buddhist merchant caste of Kathmandu in Nepal. They are a prominent community in the business and cultural life of Kathmandu. Urays have played key roles in the development of trade, industry, art, architecture, literature and Buddhism in Nepal and the Himalayan region. The name Uray is said to have been derived from the Sanskrit term "upāsaka" which means "devout layman". The Uray follow Newar Buddhism and speak the Newar language as their mother tongue. They are believers in non-violence in personal relations and ritual practices. (en)
  • 烏賴（Urāy），是尼泊爾加德滿都的尼瓦爾佛教商人種姓。他們是在加德滿都的商業和文化生活的一個突出的社羣。在尼泊爾的喜馬拉雅地區發展貿易，工業，藝術，建築，文學和佛教，烏賴發揮了重要作用。 (zh)
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  • 烏賴（Urāy），是尼泊爾加德滿都的尼瓦爾佛教商人種姓。他們是在加德滿都的商業和文化生活的一個突出的社羣。在尼泊爾的喜馬拉雅地區發展貿易，工業，藝術，建築，文學和佛教，烏賴發揮了重要作用。 (zh)
  • Urāy (Nepali: उरे) (alternative names: Udaaya, Udās) is a Newar Buddhist merchant caste of Kathmandu in Nepal. They are a prominent community in the business and cultural life of Kathmandu. Urays have played key roles in the development of trade, industry, art, architecture, literature and Buddhism in Nepal and the Himalayan region. (en)
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  • Uray (caste group) (en)
  • 烏賴 (zh)
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