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A caitya inscription at Nhūchẽ Bāhāḥ, Om Bāhāḥ, Kathmandu, recording the construction of the Dharmadhātu Maṇḍala by Śākya-bhikṣu Harṣamāṃsiṃ (Harṣamānasiṃha) (NS 1053)

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Identifier: NHDP_0001_0395
Title: A caitya inscription at Nhūchẽ Bāhāḥ, Om Bāhāḥ, Kathmandu, recording the construction of the Dharmadhātu Maṇḍala by Śākya-bhikṣu Harṣamāṃsiṃ (Harṣamānasiṃha) (NS 1053)
Type, original: Inscription; original

Content

Abstract: Śākya-bhikṣu Harṣamāṃsiṃ (Harṣamānasiṃha) paved the courtyard with stone and established a dharmadhātu maṇḍala there.
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Date

Date: NS 1053 Śrāvaṇa (Sāuna) Bright fortnight 8 unspecified
Further details:
Converted: 1933

Script and language

Language, script: Newari; Newari

Physical appearance

Width, height, and unit: 7; 47; cm
No. of folios: 1
Material, binding, and colour: stone; unspecified; dark gray
Condition: Fair; 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_002
Running no., exposures: 1

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Created, modified, ID: 10/6/26, 11:25 PM; 10/6/26, 11:25 PM; 28
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