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Citraviṃśaty-avadāna

eap_10231015

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The manuscript contains the Śṛṅgabhērī-kathā, a narrative included in the Citraviṃśaty-avadāna and connected with the Lakṣacaitya-vrata. The text was likely composed to promote the observance of this important Buddhist vow and to illustrate the religious merit gained through the worship of caityas and other devotional acts. As a work of Buddhist avadāna literature, it emphasizes faith, piety, merit-making, and the karmic benefits of religious devotion. The colophon reads:

“Iti Śrī Citraviṃśaty-avadāne Śrī Śrī Śrī Lakṣacaitya-vrata-Śṛṅgabhērī-kathā samāpta.”

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