A stone slab inscription at Śaṅkhadhara Bāhāḥ at Cvachẽ (Cyāsa), Patan re the establishment of Triratna Mahāvihāra (Śaṅkhadhara Bāhāḥ) and the consecration of a dharmadhātuvāgīśvaracaitya and a dharmadhātumaṇḍala by Śaṅkhadhara Prajāpati and his two wives (NS 988)
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Abstract
Śaṅkhadhara Prajāpati and his two wives memorialize in a stone inscription their establishment of Triratna Mahāvihāra (Śaṅkhadhara Bāhāḥ) and consecration of a dharmadhātuvāgīśvaracaitya and dharmadhātumaṇḍala. The donors also contribute two plots of land to support performing the rituals and other activities mentioned in the inscription and form a guṭhī of ten members to ensure the permanence of such activities.Diplomatic edition
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1ओंनमोरत्नत्रयाय॥ ॥प्रणमामिमुनिंद्रगुरुंसततंसतताकुलनिर्जितमारबलं॥दसपारमिताप्रतिबोधदनच2तुरार्यविबोधकरंसुकरं॥१॥निर्विकल्पेनिरालंबेनिरवद्येनिरंजने॥नित्यानित्येनिर्विकारेप्रज्ञेदेविनमोस्तुते
3॥२॥लोकवंद्यंलोकपूज्यंलोकेश्वरंकृपाकरंलोकरक्षाकरंदेवंलोकनाथंनमाम्यहं॥३॥श्रेयोऽस्तु॥संवत९८८श्रावनमासे
4कृष्णपक्षेद्वितीयायांतिथौसतभिषानक्षत्रेशूलयोगेयथाकरणमुहुत्तेसनिश्चरवासरे॥सिंहराशिगतेसवितरिकुंभराशिगतेचंद्रमसि॥
5थोकुन्हुयादिनसश्री३[...]त्नश्रीधर्मधातुवागीश्वरचैत्यश्रीधर्मधातुमण्डलदयकंप्रतिष्ठायानाओशंखधरसंस्कारितश्रीत्रिरत्न
6महाविहारदयकाजुलो॥ ॥दानपतिललितापुरमहानगरेपूर्वभागचोछेनामत्वालयाप्रजापतिथकुरशंखधरथ्वयाभार्य्याभिख्वालथकुंद्वि
7तियभार्य्यायचुथ्वतेस्वह्मसयाधर्म्मचित्तउत्त्पत्तिजुयावचतुर्वर्गफलकामनायानाओमोक्षमार्गकेनावविज्याकपिंदेवतास्थापना
8यानादिनजुलो॥ ॥थ्वविहारसवर्षवर्द्धनङापोलदत्तचलययायमाल॥ ॥श्रावणशुक्लया७सप्तमिकुन्हुचाचोनावमतछोयकेमालप्वा
9त५घेरदिवाप्वात११खादलुमतछोयकेतघेरनंचिकंननंफं१२वमाथंनदिजुलोअष्टमिकुन्हुफं२०माथंजाकिदानवियमालजुलो
10भोजनयायतदत्तप्रतिंमाथंफं२५वजुल॥१॥भूयश्रावणसुदिपुर्ण्णिमाकुन्हुतुलांपोवोयमालपुजायानाओमतछोयकेमालघेर
11चेकनयातफं१२वदिजुल॥तृतीयाकुन्हुफं४वयास्यावजिफं३वयाम्वातपालुलाफं२वथ्वकिदानवियाओभोजनयायमालजुल।२
12भूयभाद्रवशुक्रया१३थ्वकुन्हुमतछोयकेमा॥घेरदिवाखादलुगुणाधीकसमेतफं२२वदिजुल॥दानवियमालसकतानंफं३वयाजुल॥३
13पुनभाषा॥आश्विनशुक्लया१५पुर्ण्णिमाकुन्हुवुसाधंयायमालह्म१पुरोहितह्मं१पुजावरिथ्वनिह्मसेनयज्ञेयायमालकुले३थापीकदं१२आगदक्षि
14णाह्मयातयथासकतजु१निसराकिवृदेव१गुवाहाजु१उपाध्या१वियमाल॥दानवियफं१वजितोला९घेरप्र१साखरथ्वकियातफं२वदि
15जुल॥४॥भूयवैशाखलगंनयातङायीकुनुंमतछोयकेमालघेरदिवाखादलुस्मेतंफं१२वजुल॥दानवियंमालफं३वयासमयजो
16रसकतांयातं॥५॥पुनर्भाषा॥नित्यपूजायातश्रीखण्डचंदनधुपयातफं१०वजुल॥केग्वडनैवेद्ययातमुलि१वजुल॥नित्यघेर
17दिवाछोयकेतमुरि१वजुलनित्यप्रिंद्रपात्रथनेतफं१०वजुल॥पूजावरियातमुरि४माथंववियमालजुल॥पुजावरिपंचजोतिजुलपंचरक्षा
18पाठयायमाल॥थ्वनीत्यपुजाशून्ययायमदुशून्यजुयीकुन्हुगुथिहारनंययाह्मपुजावरितयदुजुल॥थुतियातजगाईकु
19लावुरोव५देक्ववुरोव४दुन्ताजुलो॥ ॥गुथिहारगोविंदह्मं१जिओनसिंह्मं१दवसिह्मं१महंसिंह्म१हरिधह्मं१भिमसुधह्मं१
20कृष्णचाह्मं१धनओन्तह्मं१लक्षिमिनाराह्मं१हर्षवीह्मं१थुतिगुथिहारयासंतानं२नंथओगुपतभालपाओदानपतियाधमकीलिति
21स्येनथासह्लोनाओधर्मकीत्तिधर्मशालाजगासकलभिनकंवर्षवधनअविछिन्नयाङदत्तचलययानाओविचारयायमालध
22कथुलिदानपतियाविमतिजुलो॥थ्वधर्मकीतिसकतांचंद्रसूर्यउदयअष्ठजुयाओचोतलेपंचभूतयानामचलजुतोलेस्थी
23रजुयमाल॥पुन॥खा१लाक्षिचाक्षेथ्वक्षेसचोनह्मजलधुनिसलंखखालिमजुयेकलंखथङमालशुभ॥थुगुधर्मनसन्सा
24रउद्धारजुयमालशुभं॥स्वदत्तोवापरदत्तोवायोहरेत्सुरविप्रायषष्ठीवर्षसहस्राणिविष्टायांजायतेकिमीन्॥शुभं॥
Synopsis
On Saturday, the 2nd of the dark fortnight of Śrāvaṇa in NS 988 (1868 CE), the Triratna Mahāvihāra was established by Śaṅkhadhara Prajāpati (text: Prajāpati Thakura Śaṃkhadhara), a resident of Cvachẽ in the eastern quarter of Patan, and a newly constructed dharmadhātuvāgīśvaracaitya and dharmadhātuvāgīśvaramaṇḍala were consecrated. On that day Śaṅkhadhara together with his wives Bhikhvāla Thakuṃ and Yacu also consecrated images of deities that offer guidance along the path of salvation. The inscription lists various religious activities to be performed at the monastery on designated days, and fixes the number of items required for each activity. Such activities include lighting butter and oil lamps, offering rice, unhusked rice, syāḥbaji, etc. for charitable purposes, displaying a tolaṃpau (a long scroll painting), observing the varṣavardhana of the monastery, etc. A person named Pañcajyoti (text: Paṃcajoti) is appointed as priest responsible for the performance of the daily rituals. Two plots of land, 5 ropanīs in Ikulā and 4 ropanīs in Dekva, were donated to support the activities mentioned in the inscription. To ensure the continuation of all the activities, a guṭhī was also formed with Govinda, Jīvana Siṃha (text: Jiona Siṃ), Deva Siṃha (text: Dava Siṃ), Mahaṃ Siṃ, Hari Dhaṃ, Bhīmasuddha (text: Bhimasudha), Kṛṣṇa Vīra (text: Kṛṣṇa Vī), Dhanavanta (text: Dhanaonta), Lakṣṃī Nārāyaṇa (text: Lakṣimi Nārā) and Harṣa Vīra (text: Harṣa Vī) as members. The donors beseech the members of the guṭhī and their children to accept the guṭhī as their own and repair any damages caused to the monastic building, and also to ensure that the annual worship and other rituals continue. The jaḥdhuṃ near the monastery is always to be filled with water and must never be allowed to run out of it.
Commentary
Usually a bāhāḥ is constituted by a saṃgha of Śākyas and Vajrācāryas. However, the bāhāḥ in this inscription is established by a Prajāpati family and consequently its members neither form a saṃgha nor do they undergo the bare chuigu. Since normally the responsibility of carrying out the ritual obligations and renovations rests upon the saṃgha members of a bāhāḥ, in the present case a guṭhī was established to ensure the proper functioning of the bāhāḥ.