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Ārya-Dhvajāgrakeyūra-nāma-dhāraṇī manuscript preview

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Ārya-Dhvajāgrakeyūra-nāma-dhāraṇī

eap_67610006

Only three folios (18, 19, and 20) out of a total of 20 are extant in the manuscript, indicating that the text is fragmentary and incomplete. The manuscript belongs to t...

Mahāpratyaṅgirā Mahāvidyārājñī manuscript preview

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Mahāpratyaṅgirā Mahāvidyārājñī

eap_67610005

The manuscript may be identified as Ārya-Sarvatathāgatoṣṇīṣa-Sitātapatrā Aparājitā Mahāpratyaṅgirā Mahāvidyārājñī, an important Buddhist tantric dhāraṇī text belonging to...

Lokeśvarastotra manuscript preview

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Lokeśvarastotra

eap_67609002

The Lokeśvarastotra is a profound devotional hymn dedicated to Lokeśvara, he is one of the most important bodhisattvas in Mahāyāna and Vajrayāna Buddhism. He is especiall...

Pañcarakṣāsūtra manuscript preview

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Pañcarakṣāsūtra

eap_67609001

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...

Pratyaṅgirāstotra manuscript preview

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Pratyaṅgirāstotra

eap_67608006

The Pratyaṅgirāstotra is a component of the Kubjikātantra. This extremely powerful hymn is dedicated to Goddess Pratyaṅgirā and noted several seed syllables within the te...

Pratyaṅgirāsiddhimantrastavodhāra manuscript preview

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Pratyaṅgirāsiddhimantrastavodhāra

eap_67608005

Pratyaṅgirāsiddhimantrastavodhāra is a Buddhist dharini text. Pratyaṅgirā is a fierce and powerful goddess of Buddhism. She is capable of destroying negative energy, blac...

Devarathavidhi manuscript preview

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Devarathavidhi

eap_67608004

Devarathavidhi is a method of worship focused on the moon. This complete text mentions numerous forms of the moon, as well as various zodiac signs. However, the manuscrip...

Unknown manuscript preview

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Unknown

eap_79021123

Do not get any name of the manuscript. The manuscript content is about drama. Name of the characters, Kumāra, Devī, Rājā etc. are given in the drama. The manuscript is in...

Unknown manuscript preview

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Unknown

eap_79021122

Do not get any name of the manuscript. The manuscript content is about drama. Name of the characters, Īndumatī, Madanāvatī, Madanā, kumāra, Mālinī etc. are given in the d...

Pīthāvatāra-strotra manuscript preview

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Pīthāvatāra-strotra

eap_79021120

The Pīthāvatāra-strotra is an important Shakta text. Most probably it deals with the Śakti-pīṭhas and their locations etcetera. The manuscript is incomplete and Several f...

Pīṭhāvatāra-strotra manuscript preview

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Pīṭhāvatāra-strotra

eap_79021119

The Pīṭhāvatāra-strotra is an important medieval Shakta Tantra text. It details the Śakti-pīṭhas, their locations etcetera. The manuscript is incomplete. Several folios a...

Nāṭyaśāstra manuscript preview

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Nāṭyaśāstra

eap_79021108

Nāṭyaśāstra is a Sanskrit treatise on the performing arts. The text is attributed to sage Bharat. Though in this text name of the Bharata is not mentioned anywhere. As we...