Buddhist Monasteries of Nepal: A Survey of the Bāhās and Bahīs of the Kathmandu Valley

Acarya agam Akşobhya Akṣobhya facing Amitabha annual festival Avalokitesvara Baha bāhā consists Bāhā Tole Bahi Barechuyegu initiations Bhaktapur Bhiksu branch bāhā bright half Buddha Buddhist building Bungadya carved doorway centre ceremony complex daily rituals dated Dharma dharmadhātu Dipankara facing east facing north feast foundation fullmoon day ground floor guthi households image of Akṣobhya income initiations are performed inscription jātrā Kathmandu king KTMV Kumari Kwā Kwa Bāhā kwāpā-dya Lagan Bāhā Licchavi lineage deity Lokeśvara Mahāvihāra Malla Malla period mandala month morning Nani Nepal Newari original Padmapāņi Patan PETECH Prajñāpāramitā present priests ratha reference REGMI renovated rituals are performed Sakyas Samyak sangha Sankhu Sanskrit Sanskrit name serve as dya-pālās shrine is marked Simha stone lions struts Swayambhu tantric temple Tham Bahi tile roof tion Tole top storey torana torana depicting transcendent Buddhas Uku Bāhā usual rituals vajra Vajracaryas Vajrasattva Vajrayogini Vihāra votive caitya wooden torana worship