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An inscription recording the brass cladding of the sanctum of Vaṃ Bāhāḥ by Jyotirāja Vajrācārya and his family (NS 1045)

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Edited by Nutandhar Sharma in collaboration with Pabitra Bajracharya and Rajendra Shakya
Created: 2023-03-15; 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

An inscription of the brass repoussé of the door-leaves of the Kvāpācheṃ doorway at Vaṃ Bāhāḥ records that the sanctum of Vaṃ Bāhāḥ is clad in brass (lilāyā) by Jyotirāja Vajrācārya and his family.


Diplomatic edition

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1 ⟅ श्रीसाकेसीहाय­नमः­||­सधर्मपुण्डरीकाष्ये­सर्वज्ञकरूणात्मकं­समन्तभद्रसास्तारं­शाक्यराजं­नमस्तुते­||­श्रयोस्तु­सम्वत्­१०४५­कार्तीकमासे­शुक्लपक्षे­ || ­अष्टम्यां­तीथौ­||­श्रवणानक्षेत्रे­||­गन्ध[...]गे­:भवकर्णे­मंग­

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1लवासरे ||­तुलारासी­सवीतर­:­मक्ररासीगते­चन्द्र­:­||­तस्मी­सुमुहुत्रे­||­दानपती­श्रीसूर्य्येधर्मसस्कारीत्‌­:||­

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1वज्रकीर्तीमहावीहारे­||­वस्थीत­:­वज्राचार्य्ये­:­जोतीराज­:­पुत्र­जोगरत्न­:­समन्तभद्र­:­गंधर्वराज­||­धर्म­

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1राज­||­लक्ष्मी­थकुं­:­थुलिया­धर्मचीत्‌­उत्पती­जुया­उंत्राभीमुष­श्रीशाक्यसींहया­थासे­:­लीलया­द्वार­तया­दीन­जुल­शुभ्म्‌­;||­

Synopsis

The one whose eyes resemble the lotus blossom of dharma, who is omniscient, full of compassion, and the teacher of Samantabhadra—obeisance to Śākyasiṃha.

After the generation of pious thoughts (dharmacitta utpatti), the group of donors—Jyotirāja Vajrācārya, his son Jogaratna, Samantabhadra, Gandharvarāja, Dharmarāja, and Lakṣmīthakuṃ—residents of Sūrye Dharma Saṃskārīta Vajrakīrtī Mahāvihāra—clad the door-leaves of the venerable Śākyasiṃha’s shrine with brass (lilāyā). This act was performed on the 8th day of the bright fortnight of the lunar month of Kārtika, Tuesday, in NS 1045 (1925), under the Śravaṇa constellation and Gandha conjunction, at the Bhava moment, when the Sun was in Libra and the Moon in Capricorn.

May all be well.


Commentary

The edition and synopsis presented here are revised from the printed version published in Basukala et al. 2022: 192 (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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