A copperplate inscription recording the donation of a vajra to the Dharmadhātumaṇḍala by Kanakajyoti Vajrācārya and others, and the offering of a piṇḍapātra to the deity by the Tīrthasevā Khalaḥ (NS 1010)
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Nutandhar Sharma
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Pabitra Bajracharya and Rajendra Shakya
Created: 2023-03-15;
Last modified: 2026-02-27
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Abstract
A copperplate inscription affixed to the west side of the sanctum entrance records the donation of a vajra to the Dharmadhātumaṇḍala by Kanakajyoti Vajrācārya and others, following the establishment of a Tīrthasevā group. It also notes the offering of a piṇḍapātra (golden bowl) to the deity by the Tīrthasevā Khalaḥ.Diplomatic edition
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1ॐनमोबुद्धाय।। ।।श्रेयोस्तुसम्वत्१०१०कार्त्तिकमासेकृष्णपक्षे||षष्ठीपरस2प्तम्यांतिथौ||तिष्यनक्षत्र||शुकरयोग||वृहस्पतिवार||थ्वकुन्हुश्रीभगवानप्रीति
3नं﹨﹨श्री३सुर्य्यधर्मसंस्कारीतमहाविहारस﹨﹨छायोकुलया﹨﹨श्रीवज्राचार्य्य﹨﹨श्री
4कनजोतिजु﹨﹨धनजोतिजु﹨﹨पंचजोतिजु﹨﹨प्रमुखनं﹨﹨जलम्हं२३स्यांसमोहनं﹨﹨तिर्थस्येवा
5दयकाओ﹨﹨न्हापाआजुपिसंदयकाओतगुधर्म्मधातुमंडलस﹨﹨वर्जतयाजुल||शुभं||
6पुन﹨﹨तीर्थस्यवाखलकजंमा३००थुलिस्यांजथाशक्तयागुदामनं﹨﹨लुयापिण्ड
7पात्रग्वर१दयकाओ﹨﹨श्री३भगवानप्रीतिनंदुन्ताजुल||थ्वनिगूकिर्त्तिसुना
8नंलोभयायमदु﹨﹨सकलस्यनंनिदानयानाओतयमालशुभं।।
Synopsis
A group of twenty-three persons, led by Kanakajoti Vajrācārya, Dhanajoti, and Paṃcajoti from the Chāyo lineage of Sūryadharma Saṃskārīta Mahāvihāra, formed a Tīrthasevā (pilgrimage) group and placed this vajra on top of the Dharmadhātumaṇḍala, which had been constructed by their ancestors in devotion to the thrice-venerable deity. The installation took place on the 6th or 7th day of the dark fortnight of the lunar month of Kārtika, Thursday, in NS 1010, under the constellation Tiṣya and the conjunction Śukra.
The Tīrthasevā Khalaḥ collected contributions from a total of 300 persons and offered one golden piṇḍapātra (begging bowl) to the deity out of devotion. The inscription cautions that neither of these offerings should be taken away out of greed and instructs that all must be carefully maintained. May all be well.
Commentary
The edition and synopsis presented here are revised from the printed version published in Basukala et al. 2022: 190 (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.