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Guthi endowment deed of “donation to Gāda Bāhāla monastery” by Śākya Bhikṣu Hākuju (NS 735)

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Identifier: PCRIND_0029_0422
Title: Guthi endowment deed of “donation to Gāda Bāhāla monastery” by Śākya Bhikṣu Hākuju (NS 735)
Type, original: original

Content

Abstract: This deed records a religious endowment of monetary donations of various ṭaṅkā and damma by multiple donors led by Hākuju for the maintenance of rituals, worship, and communal feasts at Gāda Bāhāla. It was witnessed by Vajrācārya Śrī Jitra Śubharañja and others.
Issued by and to: Śākya Bhikṣu Hākuju; Gāda Bāhāla monastery
Place: Śrī Naka Bāhāla
Donor, king:
Type of endowment:
Region of endowment:
Purpose of endowment:
Amount of endowment:

Date

Date: NS 735 Phālguna dark 30 (amāvasyā) unspecified
Further details:
Converted: 1615

Script and language

Language, script: Nepal Bhasa; Nepāla Lipi

Physical appearance

Width, height, and unit: 57.50; 3.50; cm
No. of folios: 1
Material, binding, and colour: palm-leaf; 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 12/09/2023
Running no., exposures: 2

Project specific information

Created, modified, ID: 7/17/26, 12:00 AM; 7/17/26, 12:00 AM; 18
Notes: Back side of the palm leaf has a four short line abstract. It also has the later added date as well.
Technical terms: ṭaṅkā, damma, puṇya

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