BLOG NO. 0005
LOKAKIRTI MAHAVIHAR, NAKA BAHI
Bahil is deprival
from the Sanskrit term Bahiri
which means outside form Bahiri the
word changed to Bahira-Bahil and the
Newari term of Bahi.
It was designed as a place for training, teaching, preaching
epics and to give shelter and food to visiting monks.
Until quite recent times this was a well preserved Bahi structure with a continuous two storied
building running right round the quadrangle with open rooms on the ground floor
and wooden screens facing the upper veranda.
The entrance to the shrine is marked by two small stone
lions and the Cella itself is
situated so that one can circumambulate it. The Kwapa-Dya is and image of Aksobhya
facing north.
The Sangha of
this Bahi now consists of only three
households of "Vajracaryas"
with twelve initiated members both Barechuyegu
and Acaluyegu initiation are
performed here and the Vajracaryas
of this Sangha have traditionally
served as priests for all the member families of the fifteen Bahis.
By all accounts this is an ancient foundation but there are
no early inscription or references to this Bahi,
several inscriptions in the courtyard note late donations but the earliest of
these is dated N.S 788 and inscription
of N.S 839 gives TJE MA E PF TJE BOJOS
as "Lokakrti-Nka Vihara".
The courtyard was paved in N.S 842 and metal canopy donated in N.S 1002.
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| Ditail Drawing of Lokakirti Mahavihar |
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| real picture of Lokakirti Mahavihar |
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