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A stone inscription at Tvāḥkyaba Bāhāḥ, Om Bāhāḥ (Ombahal), Kathmandu, recording the renovation of the kvāḥpāḥchẽ by Śākya-bhikṣu Mānavīra Siṃha, together with his family (NS 1041)

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Identifier: NHDP_0001_0396
Title: A stone inscription at Tvāḥkyaba Bāhāḥ, Om Bāhāḥ (Ombahal), Kathmandu, recording the renovation of the kvāḥpāḥchẽ by Śākya-bhikṣu Mānavīra Siṃha, together with his family (NS 1041)
Type, original: Inscription; original

Content

Abstract: Śākya-bhikṣu Mānavīra Siṃha, together with his wife Bhani Thaku, eldest son Bhajuratna, daughter-in-law Betimāyā, and other family members, carried out renovation works at the bāhāḥ. However, it remains unclear whether the restoration involved the kvāḥpāḥchẽ in its entirety or was limited only to the sanctum housing Amitābha.
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Date

Date: NS 1041 Vaiśākha (Vaisākha) Bright fortnight 15 (pūrṇimā) unspecified
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Converted: 1921

Script and language

Language, script: Newari; Newari

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No. of folios: 1
Material, binding, and colour: stone; unspecified; dark gray
Condition: Fair, some letters are chips; complete

Institution

Institution and reg. no.: Tvāḥkyaba Bāhāḥ, Om Bāhāḥ (Ombahal), Kathmandu; 85.30707931946199,27.701976334661893; unspecified
Source and details: KAT2160_I_001_20260122; Photographed by NHDP on 22/01/2026 as: KAT2160_I_001
Running no., exposures: 1

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Created, modified, ID: 10/7/26, 12:02 AM; 10/7/26, 12:02 AM; 28
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