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Pañcabuddha-dhāraṇī
eap_79014010
This text contains five dhāraṇīs (spells) praising the five Buddhas: Vairocana, Akṣobhya, Ratnasambhava, Amitābha, and Amoghasiddhi. The manuscript includes an illustrati...
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Grahamātṛkādhāraṇī
eap_79014005
A Buddhist Dhāraṇī text contains mystic mantras for the veneration of the nine planets. These mantras belong to the Tantric class. The text describes the rituals of worsh...
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Āryya-Aparimitānāma-dhāraṇī
eap_79014004
This text is considered holy and describes how it can benefit a household if it is written, preserved, and chanted, enabling them to live for a hundred years. It reflects...
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Ekajaṭi-āryyatārābhaṭṭārikānāmāṣṭottara-śataka
eap_79014015
A dhāraṇī (spell) text praising the Buddhist deity Ekajaṭī or Ekajaṭā through her 108 names, composed in eight verses. It is believed that chanting her mantra frees pract...
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Hāratīnāma-mantradhāraṇī
eap_79014014
A dhāraṇī (spell) text praising the Buddhist deity Hāratī. In the Newar region of Nepal, the deity was worshipped by followers of the Newar Mahāyāna–Vajrayāna tradition.
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Āryyagaṇapati-hṛdayanāma-dhāraṇī
eap_79014009
A dhāraṇī (spell) text dedicated to the deity Gaṇapati begins with a story in which Lord Buddha resides in Rājagṛha and gives teachings to his closest disciple, Ānanda. I...
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Uṣṇīṣavijayanāmadhāraṇī
eap_79014008
This text contains mystical mantras bearing the name of Uṣṇiṣavijayā. These mantras were passed from Buddha Amitāyus to Avalokiteśvara. It is believed that these mantras...
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Āryyavajravidāraṇa-hṛdayamantradhāraṇī
eap_79014007
A Dhāraṇī (spell) text dedicated to the deity Vajravidāraṇa (Vajra Conqueror), a semi-wrathful form of Vajrapāṇi. The text is said to have been imparted by Vajrapāṇi thro...