No. 184. Lalitpur (Patan), Capaхтola (Ilananhi) Inscription.
| The pedestal of an image of
Buddha Sakyamuni flanked by two Bodhisattvas at Chapatol in the Ilananhi quarter of Patan.
There is no date but the characters seem to belong to the period of
Amщuvarma-Jiшнugupta period. The inscribed part is 20 cm long and 80 cm wide. (R). At the pedestal of an image of the Buddha. Records repair of the gandhakuти (Bhatt. - stуpa of a monestary) and the use of a portion of it by the Saмgha of female monks belonging to the Chaturviмщa Mahаyаna sect and also grant of land on permanent (as akшayaниvи) basis, by Mрginи, wife of the dignitary (viщiштa) Dharmapаla, for removing distress of the late mother, father and husband and other living beings and for the attainment of the higher form of emancipation. |
| DV 95; HJ 34; R. 90; |
TEXT.
1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2. deyadharmmoyam-paramopаsikаyах viщiштa-dharmmapаla-bhoginyа mрginyах
yadatra puнyaм tadbhavatu samаtа-pitр-bharttр-pуrvvaк-gamаnам
sarvva-satvаnам
3. niщщeшa-duхkha-vinivarttaye
sv-аtmаnaщ-c-аgra-pravaratarа-mрtakаya-pratilаbhаya bhуyаt
gandhakuти-pratisaмskaraнаya tad-aprayojane ca cаturvviмщa-
4. mahаyаna-pratipann-аryyabhikшuни-saкgha-paribhogаy-аkшayaниvи
pratipаditа panapphu-nаma-paщcima-pradeщe bhуmiщata 100 piндamаnyа paгcащa
50
5. bhуya grаma-dakшiнa-prade[щe] bhуmi шaштi 60 piндamаnyа шaтtriкщa 36
gрha-prastha шaштha-щщatаya ||