Reply to comment made by Aryashakti: Hey now, stop bashing Aryashakti. He's making a point thats all. I totally agree with what he said, lets face it, there is no such thing as "Newar Brahmin". Brahmins are of indian origin. Newars are not of Indian origin, they are of mongloid origin. There are 49 established gotras in hinduism from the 4 castes, Brahmins are the direct descendants of seven or eight sages who are believed to be the mind-born sons of Brahma. They are Gautama, Bharadvaja, Vishvamitra, Jamadagni, Vasishtha, Kashyapa and Atri. To this list, Agastya is also sometimes added. These eight sages are called gotrakarins from whom all the 49 gotras (especially of the Brahmins) have evolved. SO TELL ME where does a Newar Brahmin fit?? Hindu Newars call themselves brahmins because they want to fit into the promenant hindu Indo-Aryan Nepalese. I beleive since there are Newar Preists, the word brahmin is used just to implicate the "preistly caste". In that case it can be used, but there is no way a Newar can really be a Hindu Brahmin. If a certain newar claims himself as a Hindu Brahmin, then i'd ask WHAT IS YOUR GOTRA?