Bhanubhakta Acharya

Bhanubhakta Acharya
A Statue of Bhanubhakta Acharya in a Kathmandu, Nepal
Born	1814 (1871 B.S.) Chundi Ramgha, Tanahu District, Nepal
Died	1868 (aged 53–54) (1925 B.S.)
Occupation	Poet

Bhanubhakta Acharya (Nepali: भानुभक्त आचार्य) (1814 – 1868) is a Nepalese poet who translated the great epic Ramayana from Sanskrit to Nepali language. Born in 1814 in Tanahu, he was educated at home, with a strong leaning towards religion from his grandfather.

References

• Ācārya, Naranātha, Śivarāja Ācārya, Sāmbarāja Ācārya, and Jayaraj Acharya (1979). Ādikavi Bhānubhakta Ācāryako saccā jı̄vanacarittra. Tanuṅa: Naranātha Ācārya. OCLC 10023122. 
• Books about Bhānubhakta, in Nepalese

External links

• Bhanubhakta Acharya: Personalities of Literature from Nepal

See also

• Laxmi Prasad Devkota
• Nara Nath Acharya
• Nepali language
• Nepali literature