Manuscript Digital Library
3,219+ South Asian manuscripts from repositories across the world
General Library, The University of Tokyo
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matsunami_287
The Mahākālatantra is a tantric text focused on Mahākāla, revered in Vajrayāna Buddhism and Śākta/Śaiva traditions. It details rituals, mantras, and mystical rites for su...
General Library, The University of Tokyo
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matsunami_283
This text is a commentary (pañjikā) on Śūnyasamādhipada Tattvajñānasaṃsiddhi by Vīryaśrīmitra also known as Mahāpaṇḍita Bhikṣu Vīryaśrīmitra or Śrīvīryamitrapāda of śrī V...
General Library, The University of Tokyo
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matsunami_282
This text is a commentary (pañjikā) on Śūnyasamādhipada Tattvajñānasaṃsiddhi by Vīryaśrīmitra also known as Mahāpaṇḍita Bhikṣu Vīryaśrīmitra or Śrīvīryamitrapāda of śrī V...
General Library, The University of Tokyo
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matsunami_156
A Tantra text worshiping deity Tārā in 20 Taraṅgas, compiled from various Tāntric texts like Rudrayāmala, Tattvabodha, Tantracūḍāmaṇi, Matsyasūkta, Tārārṇava etc.; by Nar...
General Library, The University of Tokyo
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matsunami_111
A 14th century (probably) Tantra text composed by Jagaddarpaṇa, also known as Darpaṇācārya, is a significant work on Tantric rituals. It plays a key role in monastic arch...
General Library, The University of Tokyo
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matsunami_105
The Practice Manual of Noble Tārā Kurukullā is the most comprehensive text on the female Buddhist deity Kurukullā, the only canonical scripture dedicated to her. It highl...
General Library, The University of Tokyo
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matsunami_104
The Practice Manual of Noble Tārā Kurukullā is the most comprehensive text on the female Buddhist deity Kurukullā, the only canonical scripture dedicated to her. It highl...
General Library, The University of Tokyo
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matsunami_40
This is a Buddhist Tantra text dedicated to the fierce deity Vajravārāhī. This manuscript contains 35 chapters (paṭala). This text considers itself the Mahātantrarāja. A...
General Library, The University of Tokyo
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matsunami_18
The text is a work on Buddhist Kālacakratantra, on the cover of the Introductory folio it contains a line or passage and end of the folio as a marginal note written in Ti...
University of Pennsylvania
1800's
ms_coll_390item_471
This is a Kavaca text composed in a dialogue format between Devī and Mahādeva, consisting of 13 verses. The text describes various body parts and directions, along with t...
University of Pennsylvania
1700–1850
ms_coll_390item_2791
A māhātmya text praising the Divine Mother Goddess (Devī), extracted from the Ghaṭatantra of the Rudrayāmalatantra. This manuscript contains four short texts. The first t...
University of Pennsylvania
1600–1750
ms_coll_390item_410
A stotra text praising the thousand names of the Divine Mother Goddess (Devī). This text is taken from the Nandikeśvara–Maheśa Saṃvāda (the dialogue between Nandikeśvara...