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Unknown Buddhist text manuscript preview

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Unknown Buddhist text

eap_67608007

This is an unknown Buddhist text. It is written in the Newari language and Newari script by two different scribes. There is no pagination.

Newari song manuscript preview

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Newari song

eap_67608002

This unknown text is related to Newari songs. Because the manuscript is damaged, its title remains unknown. It is possible that the manuscript contains two distinct texts...

Caca song manuscript preview

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Caca song

eap_67608001

This is an unknown, incomplete manuscript related to a song. The collector noted its title as the Caca Song. It consists of 24 folios and mentions several musical modes,...

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,...

Unknown Fragment manuscript preview

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Unknown Fragment

eap_79003016

This is an Incomplete fragment text. There are only 6 folios, which hasn't any colophone part so it isn't possible to ascertain the authors name, subject, title of the te...

Rājanīti-samuccaya manuscript preview

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Rājanīti-samuccaya

eap_79016002

The manuscript is on Politics. It manuscript is written to show right and wrong duty of leaders. The manuscript is incomplete. It is written in newar language.

Mantras related to tantra manuscript preview

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Mantras related to tantra

eap_79011010

This manuscript appears to be a tantric mantra in a dialectic language form. The script is an unusual form of devanāgarī which has some syllables from the Nepal Akṣara sc...

Aṣṭamī Vrata Mahātmya manuscript preview

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Aṣṭamī Vrata Mahātmya

eap_79011001

Aṣṭamī Vrata Mahātmya is a tantra text in the newari Buddhist tradition written in Newar language. It is used for rituals and observances for Amoghapāśa Lokeśvara a form...

Rātri yajña tantra Vidhi manuscript preview

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Rātri yajña tantra Vidhi

eap_79009004

This manuscript is in fairly good condition yet not fully complete. It is a tantric manuscript written in Newar language and Nepal Akṣara script. The text deals with Rātr...

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...