Manuscript Digital Library
3,219+ South Asian manuscripts from repositories across the world
General Library, The University of Tokyo
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matsunami_135
This is a Buddhist text written in prose and verses; this style is known as campū kāvya.The author of the text is Āryaśūra, belonged to the late 3rd or early 4th century....
General Library, The University of Tokyo
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matsunami_134
A short Buddhist text written in 24 verses on rituals, praising the God of the dead. It seems that it describes the rituals related to the dead.
General Library, The University of Tokyo
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matsunami_131
An Avadāna text, being the 8th chapter of the Aśokāvadānamālā (Matsunami, 1965, p. 55) , is a part of the Aśoka-Upagupta chronicles, in which Upagupta narrates and explai...
General Library, The University of Tokyo
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matsunami_130
An Avadāna text, being the 8th chapter of the Aśokāvadānamālā (Matsunami, 1965, p. 55) , is a part of the Aśoka-Upagupta chronicles, in which Upagupta narrates and explai...
General Library, The University of Tokyo
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matsunami_129
A Buddhist ritual text on the adoration of the caityas and their benefits. "On 4a1, there is the word ``sucetana'' which is the name of the Bodhisattva who takes an impor...
General Library, The University of Tokyo
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matsunami_128
A Buddhist ritual text explains caitya-related rituals. The text is composed in a dialogue form between Vasubandhu and King Indrapṛṣṭha.
General Library, The University of Tokyo
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matsunami_127
This manuscript contains a Newari commentary on the Cāṇakyasārasaṅgraha, a text that contains nīti verses ascribed to Cāṇakya. Many texts have been found under the same c...
General Library, The University of Tokyo
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matsunami_126
This manuscript contains two sets of texts. The first is a Buddhist Tantra manuscript that describes the Aṣṭamātṛkā (eight deities) and their worship rituals. These deiti...
General Library, The University of Tokyo
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matsunami_124
This manuscript contains the third chapter of Ratnamālāvadāna text, a collection of stories about the previous Buddhas. It is written in a dialogue format between Sage Up...
General Library, The University of Tokyo
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matsunami_121
A Buddhist Dhāraṇī text contains mystic mantras for the veneration of the nine planets. These mantras belong to the Tantric class. The text describes the rituals of worsh...
General Library, The University of Tokyo
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matsunami_120
A Buddhist Yoga-tantra text written in saṅgīti (collection of verses, which in this context means chanting together). The Buddha is described as sporting in the sacred kn...
General Library, The University of Tokyo
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matsunami_119
A Buddhist Mahāyāna sūtra dated to c. 200 to 300 CE. It chronicles the journey of Sudhana, who encounters various teachings and Bodhisattvas called Kalyāṇamitras. These K...