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Mahāvastu manuscript preview General Library, The University of Tokyo

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Mahāvastu

matsunami_297

"The Mahāvastu avadāna contains the biography of Gautama buddha, and is filled with stories and miracles accompanying his extraordinary conception, birth, renunciation, e...

Mahāpratisarā manuscript preview General Library, The University of Tokyo

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Mahāpratisarā

matsunami_291

"Mahāpratisarā is one of five female protectors (Rakṣā) of Vajrayana Buddhism, who remains important in the Newar Buddhism of Nepal. In the Pañcarakṣasūtra, her dhāraṇī i...

Mahāpratisarā manuscript preview General Library, The University of Tokyo

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Mahāpratisarā

matsunami_290

"Mahāpratisarā is one of five female protectors (Rakṣā) of Vajrayāna Buddhism, who remains important in the Newar Buddhism of Nepal. In the Pañcarakṣasūtra, her dhāraṇī i...