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A caitya inscription at Nhūchẽ Bāhāḥ, Om Bāhāḥ, Kathmandu, recording the construction of the Dharmadhātujinālaya Caitya by Divyamānadhaṃ and his wife Mahālakṣmī in memory of their deceased parents (NS 1004)

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Identifier: NHDP_0001_0394
Title: A caitya inscription at Nhūchẽ Bāhāḥ, Om Bāhāḥ, Kathmandu, recording the construction of the Dharmadhātujinālaya Caitya by Divyamānadhaṃ and his wife Mahālakṣmī in memory of their deceased parents (NS 1004)
Type, original: Inscription; original

Content

Abstract: In memory of their deceased parents Munidhaṃ and Jñāni Thakuṃ, Divyamānadhaṃ and his wife Mahālakṣmī established a dharmadhātu-jinālaya caitya in the courtyard of the bāhāḥ.
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Date

Date: NS 1004 Mārgaśīrṣa (Maṅsira) Bright fortnight 7 unspecified
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Converted: 1883

Script and language

Language, script: Newari; Newari

Physical appearance

Width, height, and unit: 9; 52; cm
No. of folios: 1
Material, binding, and colour: stone; unspecified; dark gray
Condition: Fair, some letters are chips; complete

Institution

Institution and reg. no.: Nhūchẽ Bāhāḥ, Om Bāhāḥ, Kathmandu; 85.30721932770814,27.701755614186098; unspecified
Source and details: KAT2150_I_001_20260122; Photographed by NHDP on 22/01/2026 as: KAT2150_I_001
Running no., exposures: 1

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Created, modified, ID: 10/6/26, 11:17 PM; 10/6/26, 11:17 PM; 28
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