Guthi

Significant changes have also been spurred by the proposed nationalization of the Guthi system and land reform campaigns.

This system was connected with the local community by tilling land and engaging groups such as masons and shilpakars (Newar natives who worked on mandir, stupas, and temples in the Kirat and Lichhavi periods).

In Newari or Nepalese culture, donating land to the Guthi is considered a very generous deed and is believed to have a sort of religious merit.

Historically, kings, royals, and ordinary people would donate land to the Guthi believing that it would bring spiritual deliverance for seven generations.

Land donations provided space for various tasks to be carried out and a base on which regular income could be generated.