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Ritual Text (Title missing) manuscript preview University of Copenhagen

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Ritual Text (Title missing)

113259_M060A_4089_CS

An incomplete text with Hindu mantras and rituals. There is reference to Vratapkaraṇa, or Śūlapāṇi, a prolific Dharmaśāstrakāra from 15th-century Bengal.

Bābā-Ādamamantra manuscript preview University of Copenhagen

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Bābā-Ādamamantra

112193_V032A_4200_CS

"A series of mantras, seemingly particular to Bābā-ādama, who could have been a holy man with a biblical name (Adam). It appears to draw on popular magic and has differen...

Mudrākana manuscript preview University of Copenhagen

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Mudrākana

113012_M126A_4156_CS

"It appears to be a Hindu Tantra text. The first two folios discuss the intertwining of fingers during worship, the text derives from Śivagītā. The second two folios are...