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Lakṣacaitya-dharma manuscript preview

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Lakṣacaitya-dharma

eap_10231048

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

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...

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...

Bhāsvatī-sūtra manuscript preview

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Bhāsvatī-sūtra

eap_10231034

The manuscript contains the Bhāsvatīkaraṇa, an astronomical treatise belonging to the tradition of Indian Siddhānta astronomy. The opening verses attribute the work to Sa...

Tantric mantras manuscript preview

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Tantric mantras

eap_10231033

The manuscript appears to be a collection of tantric mantras and ritual instructions centred on the worship of Bhavānī, Pārvatī, Gaurī, and Mahādeva. The text opens with...

Buddhist Stotra manuscript preview

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Buddhist Stotra

eap_10231032

The manuscript appears to be a Buddhist devotional text combining hymnic praise, religious instruction, and descriptions of meritorious acts. One extant passage opens wit...

Svāyambhu Mahāpurāṇa manuscript preview

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Svāyambhu Mahāpurāṇa

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The manuscript is a collection of Buddhist devotional hymns (stotras) dedicated to various sacred figures and concepts of the Buddhist tradition. The extant colophons ind...

Vaidyajīvana manuscript preview

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Vaidyajīvana

eap_10231029

The manuscript contains the Vaidyajīvana, an Ayurvedic medical treatise composed by Lolimbarāja, who is identified in the colophons as the son of Divākara (Divākarasūnu)....

Nepālarājavaṃśāvalī manuscript preview

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Nepālarājavaṃśāvalī

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On the basis of the introductory verses and prose passages, the manuscript can be identified as a Nepalese Vaṃśāvalī (dynastic chronicle). The text explicitly states that...

Satra Senko Kathā manuscript preview

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Satra Senko Kathā

eap_67616026

Satra Senko Kathā is a folktale about Prince Satra Sen and Suvarṇakeśarī. Written in Old Nepali, this classical narrative tells the story of how the prince is captivated...

Ārya Grahamātrikā Dhāraṇī manuscript preview

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Ārya Grahamātrikā Dhāraṇī

eap_67614005

The fornt page of the manuscript is written Oṃ Vāgīśvara, Oṃ Maṇi Padme, and Oṃ Vajrapāṇi Hūṃ. The manuscript mentioned and hymed planets like Bhrihaspati, Sukla, Sanisca...

Collection of Dhāraṇi manuscript preview

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Collection of Dhāraṇi

eap_67614004

The manuscript collect different Dhāraṇi and stotras still in practices eg. Aparimita, Prajñāpāramitā, Ārya Tārā and others. The manuscript is mentioned about the infinit...