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Tathāgataguhyakasūtra manuscript preview

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Tathāgataguhyakasūtra

eap_67617002

The Tathāgataguhyakasūtra is an important canonical text within the Mahāyāna Buddhist traditions. The text is dedicated to revealing the "Three Secrets" of a Buddha — the...

Āryasubarṇaprabhāsottamasūtrendrarāja manuscript preview

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Āryasubarṇaprabhāsottamasūtrendrarāja

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The Āryasubarṇaprabhāsottamasūtrendrarāja popularly known as the Suvarṇaprabhāsa Sūtra, is one of the most magnificent and spiritually influential scriptures in Mahāyāna...

Collection of Fragments: Hevajra Tantra, Mahīkha Saṃvara, Āryāvalokiteśvara Bhayaṃkarī, Gāthā Dve, Aṣṭa Mahābhaya Haraṇa Tārā, Sūrya Stotra, Mañjunātha Padmapāṇi, Caṇḍa Mahāroṣaṇa, Ārya Śrī Hāritī Devī, Śrī Śanicara Pāṭha & Ārya Gaṇapati Hṛdaya Sūtra. manuscript preview

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Collection of Fragments: Hevajra Tantra, Mahīkha Saṃvara, Āryāvalokiteśvara Bhayaṃkarī, Gāthā Dve, Aṣṭa Mahābhaya Haraṇa Tārā, Sūrya Stotra, Mañjunātha Padmapāṇi, Caṇḍa Mahāroṣaṇa, Ārya Śrī Hāritī Devī, Śrī Śanicara Pāṭha & Ārya Gaṇapati Hṛdaya Sūtra.

eap_67614045

It is the collection of multiple manuscripts but found only fragments. Folios 014-015 may be a fragment of Surya, Folio 025 mentioned the name of scribe as Kulabahadur Ba...

Gātilā Dharmayā Vidhāna + Aṣṭamī Vrata Vidhāna manuscript preview

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Gātilā Dharmayā Vidhāna + Aṣṭamī Vrata Vidhāna

eap_67616018

The manuscript contains two Upoṣatha rituals dedicated to Vasundharā and Lokeśvara. Vasundharā is a well-known Bodhisattva associated with wealth and prosperity. Lokeśvar...

Pañcadāna Vidhi (Pañjā Dāna Vidhi) manuscript preview

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Pañcadāna Vidhi (Pañjā Dāna Vidhi)

eap_67616030

Pañcadāna Vidhi (Pañjā Dāna Vidhi) is the ritual text for the cultural festival of Pañcadāna, celebrated during the month of Guṇlā by the Newar Buddhist community. On the...

Dīkṣāyā Saphū manuscript preview

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Dīkṣāyā Saphū

eap_67616029

Dīkṣāyā Saphū is an esoteric ritual text for initiating the disciple into the Āgama. The text uses Nepalbhasha for the ritual instructions, whereas the mantras and stotra...

Gṛhaśuddhi manuscript preview

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Gṛhaśuddhi

eap_67616028

Gṛhaśuddhi is the post-death purificatory ritual for the family in the Newar Buddhist tradition. It is called Ghasū in Nepalbhasha. After the demise of a person, the fami...

Daśakarma Vidhi tathā Nāgamaṇḍala Pūjā Vidhi manuscript preview

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Daśakarma Vidhi tathā Nāgamaṇḍala Pūjā Vidhi

eap_67616025

Daśakarma Vidhi is a ritual text concerning the various life-cycle rituals performed in the Newar Buddhist tradition. Peculiarly, it considers Yoniśodhana, Sīmantopanayan...