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Basukala, Bijay, Gutschow, Niels and Sharma, Nutandhar: Patan-Vãbāhā: History and Inventory of a Newar Buddhist Monastery, Heidelberg: Heidelberg University Publishing, 2022 (Documenta Nepalica: Book Series, Volume 5). https://doi.org/10.17885/heiup.1116

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12/15/2022

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Patan-Vãbāhā

History and Inventory of a Newar Buddhist Monastery

Documenta Nepalica: Book Series

This volume presents the religious, architectural, and textual background of Vãbāhā, one of the 16 main monasteries of Patan, located in one of the three royal cities of the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal. The history of the Buddhist monastic courtyard and its objects is presented along with 42 inscriptions, dating from 1596 CE to 2021.

 

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Contents
Foreword
6-7
History of Patan and the emergence and development of monastic courtyards
8-11
Part I: Stūpas / Caityas The Rebuilding of the Licchavicaitya
15-102
Part II: The Monastic Community (saṅgha)
105-142
Part III: Rituals and Offerings
145-163
Part IV: Inscriptions
167-203
Endnotes
204-206

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