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Āryagaṇapatihṛdayanāma Dhāraṇī manuscript preview

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Āryagaṇapatihṛdayanāma Dhāraṇī

eap_67601008

This manuscript appears to belong to a Buddhist–Tantric dhāraṇī text entitled Āryagaṇapatihṛdayanāma Dhāraṇī (“The Noble Dhāraṇī Named the Heart of Gaṇapati”). The first...

Dvādaśapūrṇi Candramā Stotra manuscript preview

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Dvādaśapūrṇi Candramā Stotra

eap_67601007

This text is a short devotional hymn dedicated to the Moon deity (Candra/Soma) with clear Buddhist influence. It begins with the Buddhist invocation “Oṃ namo ratnatrayāya...

Bouddha Mantra manuscript preview

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Bouddha Mantra

eap_67601004

In conclusion, this text appears to be a Newar Vajrayāna Buddhist ritual and dhāraṇī manuscript centered on the worship of Vajrasattva. It combines Sanskrit mantras, esot...

Ārya Aparimitāyunāma Dhāraṇī manuscript preview

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Ārya Aparimitāyunāma Dhāraṇī

eap_67601003

The manuscript begins with the invocation “Om Namaḥ Śrī Buddhāya.” It contains the Aṣṭottaraśata-nāma (108 names) associated with the Tathāgata and refers to the Aparimit...

Daśakriyā manuscript preview

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Daśakriyā

eap_67601001

The text begins with “Om Namaḥ Śrī Vajrasattvāya.” Thereafter, the procedure of the Daśakriyāvidhi (ten funeral rites) is described. In the section on Asthipratiṣṭhāvidhi...