An inscription on a baldachin at Pulchowk recording its donation by Bābu Siṃha Maharjana and his family (VS 2078)
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Abstract
This inscription, engraved on the baldachin covering a pīṭha, records its donation by Bābu Siṃha Maharjana and his family on the occasion of the pañcadāna festival.Diplomatic edition
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1श्रीबाबुसिंहमहर्जनवसपरिवार2२०७८सालश्रावण३२गतेसोमवारअष्टमी,यलपञ्चदान
Commentary
The inscription is engraved on the base of a pinnacle of a baldachin erected over a pīṭha at Pulchowk where the chariot is assembled, the deity is mounted onto the chariot and the procession commences (Locke 1973, 26).
Notes
1. The
pañcadāna festival is celebrated in Patan in the month of
Śrāvaṇa on the day of aṣṭamivrata, a monthly ritual for
Bodhisattva Amoghapāśa Lokeśvara. During this festival lay people offer gifts to
priests in remembrance of the gifts offered to the Dīpaṃkara Buddha, which
according to tradition happened on this day of the year (Locke 1980, 234).