On The Antiquity of Nepalese Metalcraft: The Buddha of Guita Bahi

Inscription fig. 2/15
Standing Buddha Śākyamuni
Gilded copper
7th century, Licchavi Period (400-750)
Nepal
19 3/4 x 8 x 3 3/8in. (50.2 x 20.3 x 8.6cm)
Kimbell Art Museum
AP 1979.01
purchased by Kimbell Art Foundation, Fort Worth, 1979

Inscription around three sides of the integral base.

1a Beginning, left side: 02-P1170306
1b continuing, front: 01-P1170307
1c last, right side: 03-P1170309

Reading and Translation by Gautamvajra Vajracarya, in Slussser, Mary Shepherd, 1975, “On the Antiquity of Nepalese Metalcraft”, p. 93:

Reading:

1a. mātāpitṛpurogāṇām
1b. satvānāṃ duhkhaśāntaye dhyānadevo yatirbhaktyā
1c. gāṇḍabimbamacīkarat

Translation :
For the removal of sorrow of his mother, father, and other sentient beings, the image of Gaṇḍa [Buddha Śākyamuni] is being consecrated by the devout monk Dhyānadeva.

This reading and translation, with a slight change in the wording of the translation, is used also in Vajracarya, Gautam, 2016 Nepalese Seasons: Rain and Ritual, Appendix: Inscriptions Cat. 52, p. 194

Translation from
Pal, Pratapaditya , 1975, Nepal, Where the Gods are Young, pl. 1, p. 70

For the removal of sorrow of his other, father, and other sentient beings, this excellent image is being consecrated by the devout monk Jñānadeva.

The above translation also quoted in von Schroeder, Ulrich, 1981, Indo-Tibetan Bronzes, caption to pl. 75F