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An inscription recording the offering of the tympanum and a religious song by a group of eight persons (NS 754)

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Edited by Nutandhar Sharma in collaboration with Pabitra Bajracharya and Rajendra Shakya
Created: 2023-03-10; Last modified: 2024-12-07
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Published by Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities: Documents on the History of Religion and Law of Pre-modern Nepal, Heidelberg, Germany, 2024. Published by the courtesy of the National Archives, Kathmandu. The copyright of the facsimile remains with the Nepal Rashtriya Abhilekhalaya (National Archives, Government of Nepal). All use of the digital facsimiles requires prior written permission by the copyright holder. See Terms of Use.
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Abstract

This inscription is located on the wooden tympanum (toraṇa) above the entrance of main shrine (āgama) of Vaṃ Bāhāḥ. It records the donation of the tympanum by Gunadeva, accompanied by seven other individuals, who also contributed a Buddhagīta (religious songs).


Diplomatic edition

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1᠀श्रीयोतु­संवत­७५४­चैत­शुक्ल­पंचम्यां­तिथ्व­मृगसिलनक्षते­श्वभानजोग्य­वुधवारस­﹨﹨थ्वकुन्हु­दुता­﹨﹨श्री­गुनदेव­﹨﹨श्री­सुलादेव­﹨﹨श्री­लन्हमुनि­श्री­देवजोति­श्री­कल्यानसिङ­
2श्री­कुतु­﹨श्री­मनिरथन­﹨﹨श्री­चन्द्रमुनि­थ्व­च्याम्ह­प्रमुषन­तया­[?]श्री­जयमुनिया­[?]­[?]र्सिं­﹨थ्वतिया­श्री­सुरादेव­कझीत­[...]­बधगीत­न­तया­जुरो­शुभ[?]­।।      ।।

Synopsis

May all be well. A group of eight individuals—ŚrīGunadeva, Śrī Sulādeva, Śrī Lanhamuni, Śrī Devajoti, Śrī Kalyānasiṅa, Śrī Kutu, Śrīmati Rathana, and Śrī Candramuni—offered (the tympanum) on Wednesday, the fifth day of the bright fortnight of the lunar month of Caitra in NS 754. This day fell under the Mṛgasirā constellation and and the Sobhana conjunction. The group was led by Śrī Surādeva. In addition, they also offered a Buddhagīta (a song dedicated to the Buddha).


Commentary

The text is inscribed on the wooden tympanum (toraṇa) above the entrance of main shrine (āgama) of Vaṃ Bāhāḥ. It is written in the Pracalita Newa script. This edition and synopsis presented here are revised from the printed version published in Basukala et al. 2022: 175 (DOI: https://doi.org/10.17885/heiup.1116).

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