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A stone inscription at the Vajravārāhī temple in Sankhu memorializing the establishment of a rest-house and a guṭhī by Vīra Bhāro (NS 967)

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Identifier: PD_0001_0002
Title: A stone inscription at the Vajravārāhī temple in Sankhu memorializing the establishment of a rest-house and a guṭhī by Vīra Bhāro (NS 967)
Type, original: stone inscription; original

Content

Abstract: This inscription, attached to the wall of the dharmaśālā built on the premises of the Vajravārāhī temple in Sankhu, records the establishment of the dharmaśālā and a guṭhī for supporting it by Vīra Bhāro and his family during the reign of King Rājendra Vikrama Śāha.
Issued by and to: Vīra Bhāro et al.
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Date

Date: NS 967 Māgha dark 8 Friday
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Script and language

Language, script: Sanskrit, Newari; Newari

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Material, binding, and colour: stone; unspecified; unspecified
Condition: good; complete

Institution

Institution and reg. no.: Sankhu; Leiden; Private: Bal Gopal Shrestha
Source and details: Photo
Running no., exposures: 1

Project specific information

Created, modified, ID: 10/15/18, 10:58 AM; 10/18/18, 1:47 PM; 18
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