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Laṅkāvatārasūtra manuscript preview Aksheswara Mahavira

Nepala Saṃvat - 969 (1848 ce.)

Laṅkāvatārasūtra

EAP1296/2/27

A Mahayana Buddhist sutra, said to have been preached by the Buddha in Lanka, first to the serpent king, and then, at the invitation of Rāvana, to an assembly of monks an...

Daśāvatāra praśna manuscript preview Aksheswara Mahavira

Nepala Saṃvat - 865 (1744 ce.)

Daśāvatāra praśna

EAP1296/2/22

This is an astrological text, that discusses graha, rāśi, lagna and their planetary positions during each month. The last part describes how anyone can improve their fate...

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.

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.