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The manuscript is a composite Buddhist dhāraṇī collection, consisting of multiple independent ritual sections and protective texts. The colophons mention several separate dhāraṇīs, including:
Vasundharā Aṣṭottaraśata Buddha-bhāṣita,Vajravidāriṇī Hṛdaya Mantra Dhāraṇī,Ārya Uṣṇīṣavijaya Dhāraṇī,Ārya Parṇaśabarī Mahāmārī Praśamanī Dhāraṇī,Ārya Mārīcī Dhāraṇī,Grahamātṛkā Dhāraṇī The colophon clearly mentions Lalitpur and the famous monastery Hiraṇyavarṇa Mahāvihāra. It also refers to a Śākya donor: ( {4+22+5=31 images} Inicial pages 7, then start the folio 1-22, thereafter 5pages blank.)
Vasundharā Aṣṭottaraśata Buddha-bhāṣita,Vajravidāriṇī Hṛdaya Mantra Dhāraṇī,Ārya Uṣṇīṣavijaya Dhāraṇī,Ārya Parṇaśabarī Mahāmārī Praśamanī Dhāraṇī,Ārya Mārīcī Dhāraṇī,Grahamātṛkā Dhāraṇī The colophon clearly mentions Lalitpur and the famous monastery Hiraṇyavarṇa Mahāvihāra. It also refers to a Śākya donor: ( {4+22+5=31 images} Inicial pages 7, then start the folio 1-22, thereafter 5pages blank.)
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