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Vajradhātu Samādhī manuscript preview Aksheswara Mahavira

Nepala Saṃvat - 896 (1775 ce.)

Vajradhātu Samādhī

EAP1296/2/19

This is a Buddhist tantric text, that describes various mudras, musical instruments and holy weapons related to ritual activities. It has beautifully illustrated.

Dikṣā caryāgīta vidhi manuscript preview Aksheswara Mahavira

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Dikṣā caryāgīta vidhi

EAP1296/2/18

This contains ritual songs called caryāgīta. This manuscript is split into two bundles. The second seems relatively new and is written in Devanagari while the older one i...

Bhadracarī praṇidhāna manuscript preview Aksheswara Mahavira

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Bhadracarī praṇidhāna

EAP1296/2/17

Bhadracaryī-praṇidhāna [ the Vows of Good Conduct] is Sāmantabhadra Caryā Praṇidhāna.It is closely related to the Avatamshaka Sutra and sometimes considered its final sec...

Sahasrāhuti manuscript preview Aksheswara Mahavira

Nepala Saṃvat - 711 (1590 ce.)

Sahasrāhuti

EAP1296/2/15

This describes ritual fire offerings (āhuti) during religious ceremonies. This text is a manual, describes how to perform thousand offerings.

Samyaka-bhojana-krama manuscript preview Aksheswara Mahavira

Nepala Saṃvat - 935 (1814 ce.)

Samyaka-bhojana-krama

EAP1296/2/14

This describes puja-vidhi like Guru Puja, nimantrana vidhi, nṛpa puja vidhi, dāna krama vidhi and offerings of foods (bhojana) in a Buddhist saṃgha.

Acalābhiśeka manuscript preview Aksheswara Mahavira

Saṃvat - 1957 Śaka - 1822 Nepala Saṃvat - 1020 (1900 ce.)

Acalābhiśeka

EAP1296/2/12

This describes Buddhist rituals and consecretion rites offered to Acala.