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Ārya Gṛhamātṛikānāma Dhāraṇī manuscript preview

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Ārya Gṛhamātṛikānāma Dhāraṇī

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The Manuscript started with general formula of 'Evaṃ Mayā Śrutam'. The last folio of the manuscript is written in the different orientation.

Paramārthānāmasaṅgiti manuscript preview

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Paramārthānāmasaṅgiti

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The manuscript is using red and black ink for indicating start and end of the portions discussed. It didnot have colophone so detailing about the manuscript is unknown.

Cakrasamvara Pujāvidhi manuscript preview

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Cakrasamvara Pujāvidhi

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The manuscript has used tantrik words intensively that has no sanskrit translation. The text itself is complete however, the details usually mentioned at the colophone is...

Pañcarakṣā Sutra manuscript preview

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Pañcarakṣā Sutra

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The Pañcarakṣāsūtra is five female protectors (Rakṣā) of Vajrayāna Buddhism. It is a compendium of five distinct sutras, each dedicated to a specific female deity. Each d...

Vasundhāradevi Yā Bākhaṅ manuscript preview

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Vasundhāradevi Yā Bākhaṅ

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The scribe has beautifully written the manuscript. It seems some folios including the last one where usually have colophone is missing due to which detailing about the ma...

Śri Vasudhāradevi Vrata manuscript preview

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Śri Vasudhāradevi Vrata

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The manuscript folio has letters differentiated by red and black ink to indicate Sanskrit and Newāri language. The initial folios are damaged. Śrī Vasudhārādevī Vrata is...

Kāraṇḍavyūha Sutra manuscript preview

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Kāraṇḍavyūha Sutra

eap_67614015

The manuscript has wooden plain cover and the folios filled with beautiful and calculated letters. The Kāraṇḍavyūha Sūtra is an influential Mahāyāna Buddhist scripture ce...

Śri Lalitvistaranāma Mahāyāna Sutra manuscript preview

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Śri Lalitvistaranāma Mahāyāna Sutra

eap_67614014

The manuscript is started to write on NS 802 (1681) and completed in one year. It has the wooden cover and seems offered sacred thread to the scripture. The Lalitavistara...

Pañcarakṣā Sutra manuscript preview

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Pañcarakṣā Sutra

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It has a wooden cover for the manuscript. Couple of folios are damaged badly. Newly written folios in normal paper replacing the original one. last folio is damaged due t...

Gṛhamātṛka Dhāraṇī manuscript preview

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Gṛhamātṛka Dhāraṇī

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The manuscript seems not complete but the description mentions about the protection from different terrestrial elements like the poisonous animals to extra-terrestrial el...

Ārya Aparimitāyunāma Dhāraṇī manuscript preview

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Ārya Aparimitāyunāma Dhāraṇī

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The manuscript deals about the dharani of the Aparimita for the long life of an individual. The particular dharani is still in practice in Nepal mandala. The details of t...

Saptavāra Dhāraṇī manuscript preview

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Saptavāra Dhāraṇī

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Given the name of different Dhāraṇi recitited in a week. Vasudhara recitation in Sunday, Vajrabidaranhridayam in Monday, Ganapati in Tuesday, Usnisavijaya in Wednesday, P...