Patan-Vãbāhā : : history and inventory of a newar buddhist monastery / / Bijay Basukala, Niels Gutschow, Nutandhar Sharma.

• Superior document: Documenta Nepalica
• VerfasserIn: Basukala, Bijay,; Gutschow, Niels,; Sharma, Nutandhar,
• TeilnehmendeR: Gutschow, Niels,; Sharma, Nutandhar,
• Place / Publishing House: Heidelberg : : Heidelberg University Publishing (heiUP),, [2022]; ©2022
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Series: Documenta Nepalica.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (205 pages) :; illustrations

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. Dieser Band präsentiert den religiösen, architektonischen und textlichen Hintergrund von Vãbāhā, einem der 16 Hauptklöster von Patan, einer der drei Königsstädte des Kathmandu-Tals in Nepal. Die Geschichte des buddhistischen Klosterhofs und seiner Objekte wird zusammen mit 42 Inschriften aus der Zeit von 1596 n. Chr. bis 2021 vorgestellt.

Table of Contents

6 Foreword -- 8 History of Patan and the emergence and development of monastic courtyards -- Part I -- 13 Stūpas / Caityas. The rebuilding of the Licchavicaitya -- 15 History and Development of Buddhist votive architecture in the Valley of Kathmandu -- 15 The four mounds (thudvã) of Patan -- 17 Characteristics of Licchavicaityas -- 17 Caturvyūhacaitya at Dhvākhābāhā and the caitya at Vãbāhā, 7th century -- 19 Distribution of Licchavicaityas -- 21 Reconfiguration of fragments of Licchavicaityas -- 27 The Vãbāhā Caityas -- 27 The Licchavicaitya -- 27 The rebuilding of the Licchavicaitya -- 37 Proto Śikarakūṭacaitya with a plain base storey -- 37 The Śikharakūṭacaitya with seven circles of lotus leaves (padmāvali) -- 38 Jvālāvalicaitya with triple steps featuring lotus (padma), flame (jvāla) and scepter (vajra) motifs -- 40 Outlook -- 49 Rituals of Dismantling and Reconsecrating the Licchavicaitya in 1993 -- 49 Introduction -- 51 The day of Jīvaninyāsa pūjā. The deconsecration of the caitya, May 17 -- 73 Ratnanyāsapūjā Depositing jewels at the bottom of the Platform, May 19 -- 73 Dusaḥ or Adhivāsana Summoning of the deity, May 25 -- 76 Jīvanyāsa and Daśakarma homa pūjā. Consecration rituals, May 26 -- 76 Daśakarma pūjā -- 78 Caturthīpūjā The Concluding Worship Ceremony May 27 -- Part II -- 105 The Monastic Community (saṅgha) -- 106 Legendary origin and membership -- 110 The houses of the saṅgha -- 113 The Courtyard (cuka), the Shrine Building (kvāpāchẽ) and the tutelary deity (kvāpādyaḥ) -- 131 The tentative history of replacements of the tutelary deities, Akṣobhya and Buddha Bhagavāna -- Part III -- 143 Rituals and Offerings -- 145 The display of the treasures (bahidyaḥ bvayegu) and the Perfect Great Gift (Samyak mahādāna) -- 145 Gũlādharma -- 147 Samyak -- 158 The ritual of offering ornaments, August 2021 -- Part IV -- 165 Inscriptions -- 167 Introduction -- 167 The inscriptions in chronological order -- 172 Naming the monastery and dating inscriptions -- 173 The act of offering -- 173 Mertit making -- 174 Annual rituals and its endowments -- 175 The Inscriptions -- 204 Endnotes.