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This is a composite manuscript consisting of the Amoghapāśahṛdaya and the Śragdharā-stotra. The Amoghapāśahṛdaya belongs to the Mahāyāna Hṛdaya Sūtra class and is dedicated to the deity Amoghapāśa, a form of the Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara. It narrates stories of Amoghapāśa and explains how he rescued people during times of struggle and hardship. The Śragdharā-stotra is a hymn composed in the Śragdharā metre and belongs to the stotra genre of texts. The colophon mentions that this manuscript was produced during the reign of King Abhaya Malladeva of the Malla dynasty of Nepal, who ruled from 1216 to 1255. Based on the date and the name of the king mentioned in the manuscript, it can be considered one of the oldest copies of these texts.
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