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Inscription on the Pedestal of the Lion at the Western Exit of the Vaṃ Bāhāḥ Courtyard Recording Only the Date (NS 863)

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Edited by Nutandhar Sharma in collaboration with Pabitra Bajracharya and Rajendra Shakya
Created: 2024-04-04; Last modified: 2026-02-19
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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, 2025. 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

A stone inscription inscribed on the pedestal of the lion guarding the western exit of the Vaṃ Bāhāḥ courtyard records only the date and provides no additional information regarding donors, activities, or ritual context.

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Synopsis

The inscription, carved on the pedestal of the lion guarding the western exit of the Vaṃ Bāhāḥ courtyard, records only the date: NS 863 in the lunar month of Mangsira. No information regarding donors, activities, or purpose is provided.

Commentary

The edition and synopsis presented here are revised from the printed version published in Basukala et al. 2022: 184 (DOI: https://doi.org/10.17885/heiup.1116). For documentation of this inscription and Vaṃ Bāhāḥ in the DANAM database, see https://danam.cats.uni-heidelberg.de/report/d2578f40-cfce-4450-a8c1-3092c08ef487.