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A sale deed for a house and land issued by Bhikṣu Śrī Budācārya Gunadevajū to Guṃnakita Bhāro (NS 690)

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Identifier: PCRIND_0029_0301
Title: A sale deed for a house and land issued by Bhikṣu Śrī Budācārya Gunadevajū to Guṃnakita Bhāro (NS 690)
Type, original: original

Content

Abstract: This document, dated NS 690 (1569 AD) and issued at Śrī Themi, records the sale of a house and associated land known as Kavilaṃdola-kṣetra. Hedayajū and Amṛta Siṃha Bhāro are the witnesses.
Issued by and to: Bhikṣu Śrī Budācārya Gunadevajū; Guṃnakita Bhāro
Place: Vaisvādhi-vāsinām, Themi
Donor, king:
Type of endowment:
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Purpose of endowment:
Amount of endowment:

Date

Date: NS 690 Śrāvaṇa dark 11 unspecified
Further details:
Converted: 1569

Script and language

Language, script: Sanskrit; Nepāla Lipi

Physical appearance

Width, height, and unit: 67.50; 3.50; cm
No. of folios: 1
Material, binding, and colour: palm-leaf, talipot; loose; brown
Condition: good; complete

Institution

Institution and reg. no.: Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Research Unit "Documents on the History of Religion and Law of Premodern Nepal"; Walter Rindfleisch Collection
Source and details: document itself; Digitized by the project “Documents on the History of Religion and Law of Pre-modern Nepal” on 07/09/2023
Running no., exposures: 2

Project specific information

Created, modified, ID: 7/17/26, 12:00 AM; 7/17/26, 12:00 AM; 18
Notes: Clay seal with unrecognised mark is attached. Later written date is present at the back of the palm leaf.
Technical terms: Pariveṣṭita, suvarṇa, rādāya

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