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University of Pennsylvania
1839 Vikrama Saṃvat (1782 CE)
Ms. Coll. 390Item 179
Gaṇapatipratiṣṭhāpanapaddhati is a priest manual which deals with the procedure of rituals for prāṇa pratiṣṭhā infusion of life force of the deity to a religious...
General Library, The University of Tokyo
Date not listed
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...
Date not listed
EAP 790/06/001
Pañcarakṣā Sūtra is a Buddhist tantra text as the name suggests it contains five sections dedicated to five seperate deities used for rituals and prayers for protection....
University of Copenhagen
Date not listed
112757_M021CA_4064_CS
A text on jyotiṣa, which talks about auspicious timings for conducting different rituals. This is an incomplete manuscript.
University of Pennsylvania
17th Century
SAM-BHO-005
A remarkable encyclopaedia on diet and culinary traditions.
18th Century
SAM-VAJ-003
Illustrated Buddhist tantric text describing mudras, musical instruments and ritual objects.
12th Century
SAM-AST-001
A foundational Mahāyāna Buddhist text and one of the earliest works in Prajñāpāramitā literature.