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A stone inscription commemorating the donation of banner paintings and a gilded umbrella by Narasiṃha Bhāro to the main deity of Vaṃ Bāhāḥ (NS 798)

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Edited by Nutandhar Sharma in collaboration with Pabitra Bajracharya and Rajendra Shakya
Created: 2023-03-13; Last modified: 2024-12-10
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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 stone inscription, located to the west of the entrance to the sanctum, records that Narasiṃha Bhāro (son of Mādhavasiṃha Kāyaṣṭha) and his wife Kamalalakṣmīmayī offered four banner paintings (bilaṃpati) to the main deity of Vaṃ Bāhāḥ. Narasiṃha Bhāro also presented a gilded umbrella.


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1᠀­ॐ­नमो­वुद्धाय­||श्रैयोऽस्तु­||सम्वत्‌­७९८­
2आषाढमासे­कृष्णपक्षे­||अमावास्यांतिथौ­
3सोमवासरे­||अस्मन्दिने­||वकनवाहार­
4स्थान­ˎवंतवाहार­ˎलिविछेननिचा­येतागृह­
5वास्तव्य­ˎकायष्ठ­माधवसिंहस्य­पुत्र­:नर
6सिंह­भारो­ˎभार्य्या­ˎकमललक्ष्मीमयी­ˎथ्व­नेम्ह­
7त्त्रीपुरुषन­ˎथ्व­वंतवाहार­श्री­३­देवया­पू
8रस­ˎझ्याल­ध्येकन­थंङन­ˎविलंपति­पि­४­
9तया­||वज्राचार्य्य­श्री­देवरथन­वंदेजु­ˎथवर
10पाया­पर्य्यायस­जुरो­||यथ­शास्त्रोक्त­फलमस्तु­
11गजुरिस­सुवण्ण­छत्र­जुक्व­||नर
12सिंह­भारो­||दुन्ता­शुभं­||

Synopsis

Narasiṃha Kayaṣṭha, son of Madhavasiṃha, along with his wife Kamalalakṣmīmayī, both residents of Vaṃ Bāhāḥ, Livichenanicā Yetagṛha in the Vakuṃbaha (text: Vakana Bāhāra) area, dedicated four banner paintings (bilaṃpati) to the thrice venerable deity of Vaṃ Bāhāḥ on Monday, the new moon's day of Āṣāḍha in NS 798. This was offering was made the time of venerable Devarath Vajrācārya, the elder (of the saṅgha). Narasiṃha Bhāro offered a gilded umbrella (suvarṇachatra), (on the top of the pinnacle). May all be well.


Commentary

This stone inscription, written in the Pracalita Newa script, is located to the west of the entrance to the sanctum of Vaṃ Bāhāḥ. This edition and synopsis presented here are revised from the printed version published in Basukala et al. 2022: 177 (DOI: https://doi.org/10.17885/heiup.1116).

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