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This is a composite mss. containing two works. The Vasudhārānāmāṣṭottaraśata is from fols 1b1 to 4b1 and is dedicated to Vasudhārā is the goddess of the bodhisattva of wealth, prosperity, and abundance (who has a strong following among the Newar Buddhists of the Kathmandu valley) (Buddhist Digital Archives). This text supposedly consists of 108 epithets forming a hymn in praise of Vasundhari, apparently meant for the presiding divinity of the earth or Prithvi Devī, but her abode is said to be in the Tuṣitā heaven." (Mitra, 274). The second item is the and Vajravidāraṇahṛdayamantradhāraṇī from fol. 4b2–7b4. "Vajravidarana is a semi-wrathful form of Vajrapani and the deity’s dharani, categorised as a Kriya Tantra, is known for its healing and purifying effect. The dharani has inspired a large number of ritual liturgies and commentaries, both Indic and Tibetan, and is commonly recited by Tibetan and Newar Buddhists." (Rigpa Shedra)
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