Inscription on the outer wall of a Vaṃ Bāhāḥ house, flanked by a pair of Anglo-Indian–style angels (VS 2001)
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Edited and
translated by Nutandhar Sharma
in collaboration with
Pabitra Bajracharya and Rajendra Shakya
Created: 2024-04-12;
Last modified: 2026-02-28
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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.
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Abstract
This inscription appears on the outer wall of a residence in Vaṃ Bāhāḥ and is accompanied on both sides by angelic figures executed in the Anglo-Indian artistic idiom.
Diplomatic edition
[1r]
1श्री२
2२००१साल
3वंबहालटोल
Translation
[1r]
Twice venerable VS 2001 Vaṃ Bāhāḥ Ṭola.
Commentary
The edition and synopsis presented here are revised from the printed version published in Basukala et al. 2022: 193 (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.
Notes
Bibliography
Basukala, Bijay, Niels Gutschow, Nuthandhar Sharma. 2022. Patan-Vãbāhā: History and Inventory of a Newar Buddhist Monastery. DOCUMENTA NEPALICA 5. Heidelberg: Heidelberg University Publishing (heiUP).