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This is a Buddhist Tāntric text containing mantras, bījamantras, and nyāsas in praise of Caṇḍamahāroṣaṇa, an emanation of the dhyāni Buddha Akṣobhya. Caṇḍamahāroṣaṇa is also known as Caṇḍaroṣaṇa, Mahācaṇḍaroṣaṇa, and Acala. The manuscript contains an illustration of Caṇḍamahāroṣaṇa on folio 1b.
The manuscript begins with the Caṇḍamahāroṣaṇa-mantrarāja (f.1b–5a), followed by the Mantrapaṭala (f.5a–7a), Caṇḍamahāroṣaṇa-sādhana (f.7a–8b), Ekallavīra-prathama-pariccheda (f.8b–11a), Ekallavīrasya-cakāraparisūcanārtha-dvitīya-pariccheda (f.11a–12a), Ekallavīrasya-lalitakrīḍārthagrahaṇa-tṛtīya-pariccheda (f.12a–14a), and Ekallavīrākhye-vāhyavicāraṇa-caturtha-pariccheda (f.14a–15b). The manuscript also contains many small mantras dedicated to Caṇḍamahāroṣaṇa.
The manuscript begins with the Caṇḍamahāroṣaṇa-mantrarāja (f.1b–5a), followed by the Mantrapaṭala (f.5a–7a), Caṇḍamahāroṣaṇa-sādhana (f.7a–8b), Ekallavīra-prathama-pariccheda (f.8b–11a), Ekallavīrasya-cakāraparisūcanārtha-dvitīya-pariccheda (f.11a–12a), Ekallavīrasya-lalitakrīḍārthagrahaṇa-tṛtīya-pariccheda (f.12a–14a), and Ekallavīrākhye-vāhyavicāraṇa-caturtha-pariccheda (f.14a–15b). The manuscript also contains many small mantras dedicated to Caṇḍamahāroṣaṇa.
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