An inscription recording the construction of a Śākyamuni Buddha shrine by Dhaṃcā Thakuṃ and her family (NS 1024)

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Identifier: NHDP_0001_0050
Title: An inscription recording the construction of a Śākyamuni Buddha shrine by Dhaṃcā Thakuṃ and her family (NS 1024)
Type, original: Inscription; Original

Content

Abstract:

Dhaṃcā Thakuṃ, widow of the late Govinda, along with her grandson and the whole family, establish a stone shrine of Śākyamuni Buddha in NS 1024 (1904 CE) and pray for the deliverance of all beings, both living and the deceased.

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Date

Date: NS 1024 Phālguna (Phāguna) Bright fortnight Full Moon Wednesday
Further details:
Converted: 1904

Script and language

Language, script: Sanskrit,Newari; Newari

Physical appearance

Width, height, and unit: cm
No. of folios:
Material, binding, and colour: Stone ; unspecified; unspecified
Condition: Chips; Chips have come off at many places.; Complete

Institution

Institution and reg. no.: Mati Bāhācā, northeast of Naka Bahī, Lalitpur; 85.32322673931088,27.67619498363431; unspecified
Source and details: DOI of image(s): https://doi.org/10.11588/heidicon/1239397, https://doi.org/10.11588/heidicon/1239398; Photographed by NHDP as: LAL0891_I_003
Running no., exposures: 1

Project specific information

Created, modified, ID: 4/16/21, 12:00 AM; 9/6/21, 9:02 AM; 18
Notes:

DANAM catalogue entry: badc708c-7330-4952-a28c-4a52214005de

Type of writing support: Stone slab

Text legibility: Mostly legible; It appears that the text was not inscribed by a professional, as the letters are poorly engraved.

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