Proletarian Revolutionary Organisation, Nepal
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The Communist Unity Contact Forum Nepal was a Nepal
ese communist organisation. It was founded in July 1974 by communists who had developed differences with the Communist Party of Nepal (Pushpa Lal)
. The group was based in western Nepal and in exile in India
. The organisation published Rato Jhanda ('Red Flag'). The ideology of the group was Marxism-Leninism-Mao Zedong Thought
, and it worked for the creation of a militant and well-organised communist party
. The group accused Manmohan Adhikari, Pushpa Lal Shrestha
and Mohan Bikram Singh
for factionalism.
The group was reorganised as the Proletarian Revolutionary Organisation, Nepal in 1976. In 1977 the group made a new analysis, and adopted the theory of Boddhisatva Maoism. It claimed that the thoughts of Buddha
and Mao Zedong
were proponents of the same line of thinking, and that it was necessary to add Buddhist thinking to Mao's doctrine in order to advance the revolutionary cause in the Nepalese context. Moreover, it claimed that Buddhism
would be unable to receive nationwide respect in Nepal if Mao's thinking was not harmonized into the Buddhist thinking.
However, the concept of Bodhisattva Maoism was too difficult for many of the members of the organisation to digest. In 1978 internal dissent broke out inside the organisation, and the group would soon disappear from the political scene. The remainders of the group merged into the Nepal Workers Peasants Organisation
.
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
ese communist organisation. It was founded in July 1974 by communists who had developed differences with the Communist Party of Nepal (Pushpa Lal)
Communist Party of Nepal (Pushpa Lal)
Communist Party of Nepal , a communist splinter group led by Pushpa Lal Shestra. The party emerged in 1968, as Pushpa Lal organized a separate party congress in Gorakhpur, India...
. The group was based in western Nepal and in exile in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. The organisation published Rato Jhanda ('Red Flag'). The ideology of the group was Marxism-Leninism-Mao Zedong Thought
Maoism
Maoism, also known as the Mao Zedong Thought , is claimed by Maoists as an anti-Revisionist form of Marxist communist theory, derived from the teachings of the Chinese political leader Mao Zedong . Developed during the 1950s and 1960s, it was widely applied as the political and military guiding...
, and it worked for the creation of a militant and well-organised communist party
Communist party
A political party described as a Communist party includes those that advocate the application of the social principles of communism through a communist form of government...
. The group accused Manmohan Adhikari, Pushpa Lal Shrestha
Pushpa Lal Shrestha
Pushpa Lal Shrestha was the founding general secretary of the Communist Party of Nepal as well as the leader of the Communist Party of Nepal ....
and Mohan Bikram Singh
Mohan Bikram Singh
Mohan Bikram Singh , often referred to as MBS, party name Gharti, is a Nepalese politician. His father was a wealthy landlord in Pyuthan District who was close to King Tribhuvan. MBS however joined the opposition Nepali Congress, and took part in the 1950–1951 uprising for democracy.MBS...
for factionalism.
The group was reorganised as the Proletarian Revolutionary Organisation, Nepal in 1976. In 1977 the group made a new analysis, and adopted the theory of Boddhisatva Maoism. It claimed that the thoughts of Buddha
Buddha
In Buddhism, buddhahood is the state of perfect enlightenment attained by a buddha .In Buddhism, the term buddha usually refers to one who has become enlightened...
and Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong, also transliterated as Mao Tse-tung , and commonly referred to as Chairman Mao , was a Chinese Communist revolutionary, guerrilla warfare strategist, Marxist political philosopher, and leader of the Chinese Revolution...
were proponents of the same line of thinking, and that it was necessary to add Buddhist thinking to Mao's doctrine in order to advance the revolutionary cause in the Nepalese context. Moreover, it claimed that Buddhism
Buddhism
Buddhism is a religion and philosophy encompassing a variety of traditions, beliefs and practices, largely based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as the Buddha . The Buddha lived and taught in the northeastern Indian subcontinent some time between the 6th and 4th...
would be unable to receive nationwide respect in Nepal if Mao's thinking was not harmonized into the Buddhist thinking.
However, the concept of Bodhisattva Maoism was too difficult for many of the members of the organisation to digest. In 1978 internal dissent broke out inside the organisation, and the group would soon disappear from the political scene. The remainders of the group merged into the Nepal Workers Peasants Organisation
Nepal Workers Peasants Party
Nepal Workers Peasants Party is a communist political party in Nepal. The party president is Narayan Man Bijukchhe alias 'Comrade Rohit'. NWPP has a strong base in the Bhaktapur area, but limited presence otherwise...
.