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Ārya Ṣaḍakṣarī Mahāvidyā Nāma Dhāraṇī manuscript preview

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Ārya Ṣaḍakṣarī Mahāvidyā Nāma Dhāraṇī

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The Ārya Ṣaḍakṣarī Mahāvidyā Nāma Dhāraṇī is an important Buddhist dhāraṇī text associated with Avalokiteśvara and the sacred six-syllabled mantra “Om Mani Padme Hum.” Th...

Āryagaṇapatihṛdayanāma Dhāraṇī manuscript preview

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Āryagaṇapatihṛdayanāma Dhāraṇī

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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

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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...

Saptaviṁśatinakṣetrayā vidhimantram manuscript preview

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Saptaviṁśatinakṣetrayā vidhimantram

eap_67601006

This manuscript appears to be a tantric ritual text related to protection, victory rites, astrological practices, and magical formulas. It begins with invocations to a fi...

Jyotiṣaratnamālā manuscript preview

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Jyotiṣaratnamālā

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This manuscript belongs to the astrological work Jyotiṣaratnamālā, authored by Śrīpatibhaṭṭa. It confirms that the section completed here is the sixth chapter dealing wit...

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

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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...