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A caitya inscription at Joga Bāhāḥ, Joga Bāhāḥ, Kathmandu, recording the construction of a caitya by Jitavīra (Jītavīra) Śākya, together with his wife and other family members (NS 1007)

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Identifier: NHDP_0001_0401
Title: A caitya inscription at Joga Bāhāḥ, Joga Bāhāḥ, Kathmandu, recording the construction of a caitya by Jitavīra (Jītavīra) Śākya, together with his wife and other family members (NS 1007)
Type, original: Inscription; original

Content

Abstract: Motivated by religious merit (dharmacitta), Jitavīra (Jītavīra) Śākya, together with his wife and other family members, paved the courtyard of Jaḥdhuṃchẽ (the courtyard of Joga Bāhāḥ) with oil-treated bricks (teliyā ĩṭa) and established a Dharmadhātu Jinālaya caitya (KAT2410-002).
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Date

Date: NS 1007 Phālguna (Phāguna) Dark fortnight 2 unspecified
Further details:
Converted: 1887

Script and language

Language, script: Newari; Newari

Physical appearance

Width, height, and unit: 14; 74; cm
No. of folios: 1
Material, binding, and colour: stone; unspecified; dark gray
Condition: Fair, some letters are worn out; complete

Institution

Institution and reg. no.: Joga Bāhāḥ, Joga Bāhāḥ, Kathmandu; 85.30651149458657,27.6995318207627; unspecified
Source and details: KAT2410_I_001_20260120; Photographed by NHDP on 20/01/2026 as: KAT2410_I_001
Running no., exposures: 3

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Created, modified, ID: 10/17/26, 1:23 AM; 10/17/26, 1:23 AM; 28
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