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A Buddhist Dharmaśāstra text describes the rituals performed during the ten rites (Daśakarma) associated with a newborn. This text is composed in two languages: the main body is written in Sanskrit, while the explanations are in Newari. As a result, some repetition of topics can be found throughout the manuscript. The topics addressed in the manuscript include: Jātakarma (f.3b), Nāmakaraṇavidhi (f.4a), Annaprāśanavidhi (f.5a), Pratiṣṭhāvidhi (f.6a), Vighnakilanavidhi (f.7b), Jātakarma (f.10a), Nāmakaraṇavidhi (f.10b), Annaprāśanavidhi (f.11b), Upanayanavidhi (f.12a), Cūḍākaraṇavidhi (f.12b), Vrartāmucchanavidhi (f.13a), Pratiṣṭhāvidhi (f.16b), Makūṭābhiṣeka (f.17a), Vajrābhiṣeka (f.17b), Nāmābhiṣeka (f.17b), Ācāryābhiṣeka (f.17b), Guhyābhiṣeka (f.18a), and Caturthābhiṣeka (f.18a).
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