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Satra Senko Kathā manuscript preview

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Satra Senko Kathā

eap_67616026

Satra Senko Kathā is a folktale about Prince Satra Sen and Suvarṇakeśarī. Written in Old Nepali, this classical narrative tells the story of how the prince is captivated...

Svayambhūpūjā manuscript preview

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Svayambhūpūjā

eap_67603006

The Svayambhū Mahācaitya pūjā describe the ritual worship of the famous Swayambhunath Stupa. The text contains only the Bija mantra in Newari language. It has not mention...

Nityakarma manuscript preview

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Nityakarma

eap_79021069

This is a ritual text to Nepal region. It describes several deitys pūjā vidhi at home which is a daily ritual for a Hindu people. The manuscript is good readble and red i...

Thaṃlipājakapiṇḍakarma kriyā manuscript preview

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Thaṃlipājakapiṇḍakarma kriyā

eap_79002004

The text describes the death of the forefathers, followed by some rituals, which are called Piṇḍadān Kriyā. The text names various items used during the Piṇḍadāna Kriyā,...

Akaniṣṭābhuvanasahuṃ manuscript preview

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Akaniṣṭābhuvanasahuṃ

eap_79008001

This manuscript has an illustration of the Swayambhu (Svayambhū) Stupa in Nepal Kathmandu. Just like the stupa the illustration has two eyes of Buddha which in the stupa...

Ajirṇamañjarī manuscript preview

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Ajirṇamañjarī

eap_79005047

This is an Ayurvedic text on medicinal properties, Ajirṇamañjarī attributed to Kāśīnātha or Kāśīrāja.This text describes the medicinal properties of different fruits such...

Daśabhūmīśvara manuscript preview Aksheswara Mahavira

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Daśabhūmīśvara

EAP1296/2/33

This is written in an exercise book so is comparatively recent. A Mahāyāna sutra text, it defines ten different stages or bhūmī for attaining Buddhahood.