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Yogasaṃgraha manuscript preview

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Yogasaṃgraha

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An anonymous Ayurvedic formulary dealing with the treatment of various diseases through compound medicinal preparations. The extant portion records numerous recipes in wh...

Madanapāla-nighaṇṭu manuscript preview

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Madanapāla-nighaṇṭu

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An anonymous Ayurvedic treatise on materia medica dealing with the properties and therapeutic actions of medicinal substances. The extant portion describes the qualities...

Lakṣacaitya-dharma manuscript preview

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Lakṣacaitya-dharma

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An anonymous Buddhist narrative text dealing with the merits associated with the worship and construction of caityas. The extant portion centres on Vasubandhu Bodhisattva...

Viśvantara Rājakumāra Kathā manuscript preview

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Viśvantara Rājakumāra Kathā

eap_10231047

An anonymous Buddhist narrative text belonging to the Avadāna or Jātaka tradition. The extant portion recounts episodes concerning Prince Viśvantara (Vessantara), son of...

Amarakośa manuscript preview

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Amarakośa

eap_10231046

An anonymous lexicographical work arranged according to thematic groups (varga). The extant portion records synonyms relating to roads and paths, towns and cities, market...

Sārasvati manuscript preview

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Sārasvati

eap_10231045

Sārasvatavyākaraṇa, traditionally attributed to Anubhūtisvarūpācārya, is a concise treatise on Sanskrit grammar intended for elementary instruction. The extant portion co...

Rugviniścaya manuscript preview

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Rugviniścaya

eap_10231044

Rugviniścaya (Mādhavanidāna) is a celebrated Ayurvedic treatise on pathology and diagnosis composed by Mādhavakara, son of Indukara. The extant portion contains sections...

Āyurveda (Cikitsā and Nidāna) manuscript preview

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Āyurveda (Cikitsā and Nidāna)

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An anonymous Ayurvedic medical compendium beginning with an invocation to Lord Dhanvantari. The manuscript contains prescriptions and therapeutic procedures for poisoning...

Śārṅgadhara Saṃhitā manuscript preview

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Śārṅgadhara Saṃhitā

eap_10231042

This manuscript contains portions of the Śārṅgadharasāra-saṃgraha (Śārṅgadhara-saṃhitā), an important compendium of Ayurveda composed by Ācārya Śārṅgadhara, the son of Dā...

Āyurveda (Cikitsā) manuscript preview

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Āyurveda (Cikitsā)

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The manuscript is an Ayurvedic medical compendium dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of various diseases. The extant portions contain sections on Ajīrṇacikitsā (tre...

Kuśopadeśanītisāra manuscript preview

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Kuśopadeśanītisāra

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The manuscript contains a collection of didactic verses grouped under the title Kuśopadeśanītisāra. The extant portions include sections entitled Sugrīvāṣṭaka, Tārādevyāṣ...

Buddhist Tantric Pūjāvidhi manuscript preview

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Buddhist Tantric Pūjāvidhi

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The manuscript opens with the invocation "Oṃ namaḥ Śrīmañjunāthāya" and contains a series of ritual sections concerned with the worship of various deities and protective...