▁Buddh ist , ▁ 4 . 4 % ▁Muslim , ▁ 3 . 0 % ▁Kir ant / Y uma ist , ▁ 1 . 4 2 % ▁Christian , ▁and ▁ 0 . 9 % ▁followed ▁other ▁or ▁no ▁religion . ▁ ▁Nep al ▁defines ▁itself ▁as ▁a ▁Sec ular ▁nation ▁according ▁to ▁Constitution ▁of ▁Nep al ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁common ▁for ▁many ▁H ind us ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁to ▁also ▁worship ▁Buddh ist ▁de ities ▁simultaneously ▁with ▁H indu ▁trad itions . ▁The ▁notion ▁of ▁religion ▁in ▁Nep al ▁is ▁more ▁fluid ▁than ▁other ▁countries , ▁particularly ▁Western ▁countries . ▁The ▁Nep ali ▁people ▁build ▁their ▁social ▁networks ▁through ▁their ▁religious ▁celebr ations , ▁which ▁are ▁a ▁central ▁part ▁to ▁the ▁whole ▁of ▁communities ▁within ▁the ▁country . ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁general ▁ideal ▁held ▁by ▁the ▁Nep al ese ▁people ▁that ▁there ▁is ▁an ▁om n ip ot ent , ▁trans c endent al ▁" m oral ▁order " ▁that ▁is ▁sacred ▁to ▁H indu ism . ▁This ▁ideal ▁exists ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁constant ▁presence ▁of ▁cha os ▁and ▁dis order ▁in ▁the ▁material ▁world . ▁In ▁the ▁North western ▁region ▁of ▁the ▁country , ▁this ▁all - en comp ass ing ▁state ▁of ▁dis order ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁is ▁syn onymous ▁with ▁human ▁aff lic tion , ▁for ▁which ▁the ▁religious ▁Sh am ans ▁can ▁alle vi ate . ▁Sh am ans ▁create ▁a ▁world ▁of ▁myth ic ▁time ▁and ▁space ▁to ▁restore ▁order ▁and ▁balance ▁to ▁the ▁world