Manuscript Digital Library
3,219+ South Asian manuscripts from repositories across the world
General Library, The University of Tokyo
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matsunami_118
This is a collection of Buddhist rituals, influenced by Hindu Tantric collections authored by Kuladatta, a Buddhist teacher. The text consists of 8 prakaraṇas containing...
General Library, The University of Tokyo
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matsunami_117
This is a collection of Buddhist rituals, influenced by Hindu Tantric collections authored by Kuladatta, a Buddhist teacher. The text consists of 8 prakaraṇas containing...
General Library, The University of Tokyo
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matsunami_109
A text on jyotiṣa is divided into four prakaraṇas. Each prakaraṇa is identified by a letter (a, va, pa, and da), with further subdivisions within each. It appears that th...
General Library, The University of Tokyo
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matsunami_106
A Śaiva tantra manuscript contains incomplete chapters from the Manthānabhairava Kumārikākhaṇḍa. It seems that the manuscript originally included additional chapters from...
General Library, The University of Tokyo
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matsunami_103
A Sanskrit Mahākāvya (epic) written by Kālidāsa, a 4th-century Sanskrit poet, who is well-known for his poetic creations. In some versions, the text contains 17 chapters...
General Library, The University of Tokyo
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matsunami_102_3
A Buddhist ritual text discusses the merits of the caityavrata, ahorātravrata, and Kārtikāvrata. This text is written in the kathā (storytelling) style. The story goes th...
General Library, The University of Tokyo
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matsunami_102_2
An Avadāna text praises the giving of alms-bowls to Buddhist mendicants. The story tells of Sarvānanda, the king of the great city of Dīpavatī, who once visited the renow...
General Library, The University of Tokyo
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matsunami_102_1
This text is based on Chapter 22 of the Saddharmapuṇḍarīkasūtra, titled Bhaiṣajyarājapūrvayoga-parivarta. However, it appears to recount a similar story of the Bodhisattv...
General Library, The University of Tokyo
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matsunami_100
The first text serves as a ritual manual for the Kālacakra pūjā and also outlines various maṇḍala sthāpana and pūjā, ghaṭa pūjā, puṣpāñjali mantras, and other rituals. Du...
General Library, The University of Tokyo
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matsunami_98
A Buddhist ritual manual outlines various ceremonies, including chaityapūjā, stūpapūjā, and others. Additionally, the text describes ritual songs, dances, and the offerin...
General Library, The University of Tokyo
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matsunami_94
The Kāraṇḍavyūha is an early Mantrayāna sūtra and the source of the famous mantra Oṃ maṇi padme hūṃ. This sūtra holds particular significance, as the mantra has become ce...
General Library, The University of Tokyo
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matsunami_93
The Kāraṇḍavyūha is an early Mantrayāna sūtra and the source of the famous mantra Oṃ maṇi padme hūṃ. This sūtra holds particular significance, as the mantra has become ce...