Navamuni cave inscription undated maybe of the time of Uddyotakeśarin

Navamuni cave inscription undated maybe of the time of Uddyotakeśarin EpiDoc Encoding Amandine Wattelier-Bricout intellectual authorship of edition Amandine Wattelier-Bricout DHARMA Berlin DHARMA_INSSomavamsin00048

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śrī-Ācāryaḥ kulacandrasyaḥ tasyaśiṣya-vellu-subhacandrasya ḥ.

śrī-varaḥ-chātrachātra-vijño

Ācāryaḥ Ācārya° °candrasyaḥ candrasya śiṣya-vellu° śiṣya-vellu° śiṣya-khalla° śiṣya-racella° °drasya ḥ. °drasya. °drasya śrī-varaḥ-chātra śrī-dhara-chātra This part of the line situated on the left side of the inscription is omitted by . It is seen as an incomplete and another part of the inscription by . According to him, the two parts seem to be separate and issued by two different donees. chātra vijño chātra vijño chātra vi vijo.

Homage ! From Subhacandra originated from Vellu, disciple of the venerable Master Kulacandra.

The venerable best of pupils.

A learned pupil.

The record consists of two parts and is incised between the two inner chambers in the cave. During the fieldtrip in January 2023, I observed that the whole text was anointed by devotees living in the cave.

90 who first noticed this inscription gives the following reading: Sri acārya Kula Candra, the disciple of Saha Candra Katuriji, *** rest oblitared; another Sri Sravaki Vi***.

This inscription was noticed first by 90.

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