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Caryāgīta manuscript preview

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Caryāgīta

eap_79018005

This text Caryāgīta has salutation songs dedicated to various Buddhist deities. This songs are called Caryāgīta. During the time of ritual performances Caryāgīta plays ac...

Bhūtaḍāmara Tantra manuscript preview

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Bhūtaḍāmara Tantra

eap_79016005

The Bhūtaḍāmara Tantra is a Buddhist esoteric text on magic and exorcism, detailing rituals for controlling spirits and deities under the authority of Vajrapāṇi as Bhūtaḍ...

Koṭi Poṭali Vidhi manuscript preview

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Koṭi Poṭali Vidhi

eap_79016003

The manuscript describes a traditional ritual known as Koṭi Poṭali Vidhi.This ritual is associated with the worship of goddess Lakṣmi and Lord Kuber, the deities of wealt...

Caryāgīta pañjikā manuscript preview

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Caryāgīta pañjikā

eap_79016001

This text has salutation songs dedicated to various Buddhist deities. This songs are called Caryāgīta. During the time of ritual performances Caryāgīta plays accompanying...

Yogāmbaratantra-yogamantradhyāna manuscript preview

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Yogāmbaratantra-yogamantradhyāna

eap_79015012

A Buddhist tantric text praising the Buddhist deity Yogāmbara; it is believed that he is the principal deity of the “Yogāmbara Maṇḍala” and belongs to the family of dhyān...

Śākyasiṃha-stotra manuscript preview

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Śākyasiṃha-stotra

eap_79015011

This is a Buddhist stotra text praising Śākyasiṃha, composed in five verses. The colophon states that the stotra is extracted from the Svayambhūpurāṇa and attributes its...

Uṣṇīṣavijayanāmadhāraṇī manuscript preview

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Uṣṇīṣavijayanāmadhāraṇī

eap_79015009

This text contains mystical mantras bearing the name of Uṣṇiṣavijayā. These mantras were passed from Buddha Amitāyus to Avalokiteśvara. It is believed that these mantras...

Unidentified Dhāraṇī manuscript preview

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Unidentified Dhāraṇī

eap_79015008

This is a Buddhist text which, based on its context, appears to be a dhāraṇī text. Because the manuscript is missing folios, the colophon is also missing; therefore, the...