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A brass-sheet inscription recording the donation of a tympanum to the deity of Vaṃ Bāhāḥ by Bāgasiṃha Prajāpati and his family members (NS 993)

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Edited by Nutandhar Sharma in collaboration with Pabitra Bajracharya and Rajendra Shakya
Created: 2023-03-10; Last modified: 2026-02-27
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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 brass inscription located at the top of the colonnettes framing the doorway of the Kvāḥpāḥcheṃ of Vaṃ Bāhāḥ records the donation of a tympanum to the deity of Vaṃ Bāhāḥ by Bāgasiṃha Prajāpati and his family members.


Diplomatic edition

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1ॐ­नमो­बुधाय­॥नम­:।।      ।।श्रेयोस्तु­सं­
2९९३­म्ति­वैशाषमास्य­कृष्णपक्षे­﹨﹨प्र
3तिपदायांतिथौ­||अनुलाधानक्षेत्रे­﹨﹨प
4लिओजोगे­﹨﹨जथाकर्ण्णमुहूत्रे­﹨﹨मङ्ग
5लवारसरे­﹨﹨वृषरासिगते­सवि
6तरे­﹨﹨विश्चिकरासिगते­चन्द्रंमसि­﹨﹨||
7थ्वषुन्हु­श्री­ओन्तविहारस­श्री­श्री­श्री­
8भगवानयात­पिलतिन­﹨﹨एकछ
9त्वाल­तुंछेया­परजापति­थकुल­
10वागसि­﹨﹨शिवसुन्धर­﹨﹨सिंघ­विर­
11मानवि­﹨﹨ग्वपाल­﹨﹨पासा­आसा
12मदु:­﹨﹨दिवंगत­मात्रा­गंगालक्ष्मी­

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1ग्यानथकु­लक्ष्मीकेसरि­﹨﹨लं­
2रक्ष्मी­﹨﹨लक्ष्मीकेसरी­﹨﹨थ्वते­प्रमु
3खन­जरभोछिसया­धर्म्मचित­उ
4त्पति­जुयाओ­﹨﹨थ्व­तोलन­दुनता­
5जुरो­﹨﹨थुगु­पुन्यणं­दानप्रतिया
6त­सदाकालं­श्री­३­भगवानया­शु
7दृष्टि­जुयाओ­इहजन्मसं­शुख­
8संपति­जुयाओ­परजन्मस­मो
9क्ष­प्राप्ति­जुयमार­जुरो­﹨﹨शुभम
10स्तु­सर्वदा­﹨﹨शुभं­।।      ।।

Synopsis

After generating pious intentions (dharmacitta), the family headed by Bāgasiṃha Prajāpati—the senior member of the household—together with Śivasundhara, Siṃha Bira, Mānavī, Gopāla, their friend Āsāmadu, the deceased mother Gaṅgālakṣmī, Jñānathaku, Lakṣmīkesarī, Laṃrakṣmī, and Lakṣmīkesarī of Tuṃcheṃ, Ekachabāhā, offered this tympanum with devotion to the thrice-venerable deity of Oṃtā Vihāra. The donation was made on the 1st day of the dark fortnight of the lunar month of Vaiśākha, a Tuesday, in NS 993, when the constellation Anurādhā was ascendant, the conjunction (yoga) was Parigha, the karaṇa was auspicious, the Sun was in Taurus, and the Moon in Scorpio. The donors pray that, through this meritorious act, they may receive the blessings of the thrice-venerable deity, enjoy happiness and prosperity in this life, and attain liberation in the next. May all be well.


Commentary

The edition and synopsis presented here are revised from the printed version published in Basukala et al. 2022: 188–189 (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.

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