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Acalābhiśeka manuscript preview Aksheswara Mahavira

Saṃvat - 1957 Śaka - 1822 Nepala Saṃvat - 1020 (1900 ce.)

Acalābhiśeka

EAP1296/2/12

This describes Buddhist rituals and consecretion rites offered to Acala.

Heruka Samādhī manuscript preview Aksheswara Mahavira

Saṃvat 2015 (1958 ce.)

Heruka Samādhī

EAP1296/2/9

This Tantra text invokes Heruka, a deity of Vajrayana Buddhism. It is also called Cakrasaṃvara Samādhī. This tantra is practised by Tantric practitioners to attain perfec...

Caryāgīta/Caryāgītī manuscript preview Aksheswara Mahavira

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Caryāgīta/Caryāgītī

EAP1296/2/6

Salutation songs dedicated to various Buddhist deities that form the accompaniment to ritual dances; the text includes mantras, stotras and rituals. Carya songs are Tantr...

Caryāgīta manuscript preview Aksheswara Mahavira

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Caryāgīta

EAP1296/2/2

This text has salutation songs dedicated to various Buddhist deities, that are performed to accompany ritual dances.

Niśvāsākhyamahātantra manuscript preview Wellcome Collection

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Niśvāsākhyamahātantra

MS Hindi (Indic) gamma 607

"This is a Śaiva-tantra text.: a pratiṣṭhā text which describes the consecration of the Śiva-liṅga and shrine construction. This manuscript was written in Nepal. The colo...

Aśvacikitsā manuscript preview Wellcome Collection

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Aśvacikitsā

MS Hindi (Indic) beta 430

This text describes various diseases of horses and their treatment. It gives informations about horse breeds and their characteristics with coloured illustrations. This m...