Manuscript Digital Library
3,219+ South Asian manuscripts from repositories across the world
General Library, The University of Tokyo
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matsunami_46
This is a Mahāyānasūtra text that contains 32 chapters, discussing the Buddhist concept of wisdom (Prajñā), the advantages of studying the text, and the possible obstacle...
General Library, The University of Tokyo
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matsunami_45
This is a Mahāyāna sūtra text that contains 32 chapters discussing the Buddhist concept of wisdom (Prajñā), the advantages of studying the text, and the possible obstacle...
General Library, The University of Tokyo
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matsunami_41
This is a vrata text praising the Buddhist goddess Vasundhārā (or Vasudhārā). She is the goddess of both wealth and prosperity, and this text describes the positive impac...
General Library, The University of Tokyo
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matsunami_37
This narrates the story of the birth and life of the Mauryan king Aśoka.
General Library, The University of Tokyo
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matsunami_34
This text is the third chapter of the Aśokāvadāna. This narrates the story of the birth and life of the Mauryan king Aśoka.
General Library, The University of Tokyo
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matsunami_31
This is a Buddhist logic text in the form of a mini-monograph by Aśokācārya, a 10th-century Buddhist intellectual. The text critiques the Vaiśeṣika concept of the metaphy...
General Library, The University of Tokyo
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matsunami_30
This is a Buddhist logic text in the form of a mini-monograph by Aśokācārya, a 10th-century Buddhist intellectual. The text critiques the Vaiśeṣika concept of the metaphy...
General Library, The University of Tokyo
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matsunami_27
This is an Avadāna text (Buddhist canonical stories). It contains all the stories, but the manuscript is incomplete (folios 175–177, 180, 181, 185–188 are missing). These...
General Library, The University of Tokyo
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matsunami_22
This is a composite manuscript contains two Mahāyānasūtra texts: Amoghapāśahṛdaya and Avalokiteśvarasya Abhayaṃkarī dhāraṇī
General Library, The University of Tokyo
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matsunami_19
This text is an astronomical work consisting mainly of tables. It begins with the author's description, including Dhruvasaṃvatsara and Vālakaghaṭikā, and mentions several...
General Library, The University of Tokyo
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matsunami_17
A work of lexicography by Amarasiṁha (active 500 c.), also known as Nāmaliṅgānuśāsana. It contains synonyms for different categories of words. It is divided into three kā...
General Library, The University of Tokyo
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matsunami_12
This is a Buddhist Tantra text that consists of 68 paṭalas and discusses the characteristics of the Buddhist tantric goddesses Dākinī, Lāmā, and Yoginī. It also contains...