Buddha love of Nepali theatre

There is no dearth of resources for theatre people who want to use Buddha themes for their works.

he third Buddha Theatre Festival was organised in Kathmandu by Dabali Theatre at Rastriya Nachghar under the tutelage of this group's director and theatre person Puskar Gurung from March 27-30. One question that strikes me after attending this festival is why Nepali theatre people are interested in the Buddha. This generates other questions like what is the reason for selecting Buddha motifs for the dramaturgy that they have been practising, especially with more vigour since the turn of the century in Nepal. In this paper I have made some attempts to decode the meaning of Buddha theatre festivals. I have also put my personal experience acquired from close involvement in performances with Buddha themes.