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A caitya inscription at Cā Bāhāḥ, Nhāykaṃtalā, Kathmandu, recording the construction of the caitya by Lakṣmīnārāṃ and Jayantisiṃha during the reign of King Rājendravikrama Śāha (NS 951)

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Identifier: NHDP_0001_0376
Title: A caitya inscription at Cā Bāhāḥ, Nhāykaṃtalā, Kathmandu, recording the construction of the caitya by Lakṣmīnārāṃ and Jayantisiṃha during the reign of King Rājendravikrama Śāha (NS 951)
Type, original: Inscription; original

Content

Abstract: During the reign of King Rājendravikrama Śāha, the sons Lakṣmīnārāṃ and Jayantisiṃha erected a caitya (KAT0390-008) in the bāhāḥ courtyard in memory of their deceased parents, Jagabāsiṃha and Puṇyalakṣmī.
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Date

Date: NS 951 Vaiśākha (Vaisākha) Bright fortnight unspecified unspecified
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Converted: 1831

Script and language

Language, script: Newari; Newari

Physical appearance

Width, height, and unit: 8; 69; cm
No. of folios: 1
Material, binding, and colour: stone; unspecified; dark gray
Condition: Damaged; some of the text are eroded; complete

Institution

Institution and reg. no.: Cā Bāhāḥ, Nhāykaṃtalā, Kathmandu; 85.31127057510167,27.707879677611587; unspecified
Source and details: KAT0390_I_003_20250123; Photographed by NHDP on 23/01/2025 as: KAT0390_I_003
Running no., exposures: 1

Project specific information

Created, modified, ID: 10/1/26, 8:27 AM; 10/1/26, 8:27 AM; 28
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