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Bibliothèque nationale de France
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This is the fifth Kāṇḍa of Vālmīki’s Rāmāyaṇa and describes Hanumān’s journey to Laṅkā.
Bibliothèque nationale de France
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Authored by Udayanācārya (late first millennium), this text forms part of the extended dialogue between Buddhist and Naiyāyika philosophers and the nature of reality and...
Bibliothèque nationale de France
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One of the 18 major Purāṇas, it praises Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Śiva, Gaṇeṣa, Sūrya and Śakti and shows influences from Vedānta, Sāṃkhya and Yoga, Bhakti and tantra.
Bibliothèque nationale de France
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This is from the Rāmāyaṇa and describes the war between the armies of Rāma and Rāvaṇa, the victory of Rāma, and the enthronement of Rāvaṇa’s brother Vibhīṣaṇa.
Bibliothèque nationale de France
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A metaphysical interpretation of the Rāmāyaṇa (13th to 15th century).
Bibliothèque nationale de France
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This is the second khanda of the Padma Pūrāṇa and narrates associated with pilgrimage sites.
Bibliothèque nationale de France
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The text and accompanying commentary of one of the 18 mahāpurāṇas, which promotes bhakti towards Kṛṣṇa.
Bibliothèque nationale de France
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The Brahmavaivartapurāṇa identifies Kṛṣṇa as the supreme reality, all other deities being His incarnations. It contains many stories of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa.
Bibliothèque nationale de France
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The third parva, chronicling the 12-year exile of the Pāṇḍavas in a forest.
Bibliothèque nationale de France
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A composite manuscript, it contains two copies of the Nāḍīprakāśa by Śaṅkarasena, the Nāḍīpārīkṣā by Mandhara (?); and the Nāḍīparīkṣā, by Govinda. There are two copies o...
Bibliothèque nationale de France
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The first is a text of Vaiṣṇava-tantra and is concerned with the worship of Kṛṣṇa. The second (two folios, title missing) is about tarpaṇa offerings, and contains referen...
Bibliothèque nationale de France
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An Āyurvedic text on diseases, their symptoms and treatment. It is also known as Cikitsāsārakaumudī.