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Svayambhūpurāṇa
eap_67610001
The manuscript can be identified as Svayambhūpurāṇa, a celebrated Buddhist Purāṇic text associated with the sacred history and religious importance of the Svayambhū regio...
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Tithivicāra
eap_67601002
The manuscript is incomplete, with the opening folio and one or two folios after folio 9A missing. It contains a wide range of astrological and ritual subjects arranged i...
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Lalitavistara
eap_67607015
The Lalitavistara is a Mahayana Buddhist text. The text tells the story of Gautama Buddha from the time of his descent from Tushita until his first sermon in the Deer Par...
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Composite stotra (Pāramitāstotra, Āryāvalokiteśvaragāthāstotra)
eap_67607014
This is a composite stotra collection containing two texts: the Pāramitāstotra and the Āryāvalokiteśvaragāthāstotra. It was written by two scribes. Although the manuscrip...
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Ārya Aparimitānāmadhāraṇī
eap_67607013
The Ārya Aparimitānāmadhāraṇī is a collection of stotras. This text features several prominent hymns, namely: the Śākyamunitotra (composed by Navagraha), the Svayaṃbhūsto...
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Nāmasaṃgīti
eap_67607012
The Nāmasaṅgīti is a liturgical musical text composed in praise of Lord Buddha. This manuscript consists of numerous verses spans across folios 50 to 55. The entirety of...
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Guṇakāraṇḍavyūha
eap_67607011
The Guṇakāraṇḍavyūha is a Mahāyāna Buddhist text, also known as the Kāraṇḍavyūha Sūtra. The work describes the glories of the Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara. The existing wor...
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Dwādaśatīrthapūjā
eap_67607010
Dwādaśatīrthapūjā is a text that describes twelve holy sites (tīrtha). An alternative name for the text is Dwādaśatīrthapūjāvidhi. The twelve sites listed are: Puṇyatīrth...
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Prajñāpāramitāsūtra
eap_67606001
Avalokitesvara is the most popular Mahayana Bodhisattva and his cult has played an important role in the growth of Mahayana Buddhism and art. The Mahayanists worship Aval...
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Aṣtottara śata nāma stotra(Tārāśata)
eap_67605003
This is an incomplete text of the Aṣtottara śata nāma stotra (Tārāśata). This stotra is dedicated to the Buddhist deity Tārā, who is widely worshipped in the Vajrayāna br...
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Aṣṭamaṃgalāṣṭaka
eap_67603008
This is a hymn consisting of 9 verses, each dedicated to one of the traditional eight auspicious symbols, including; Śrīvatsa, Padma, Dhvaja, Chatra, Dharmacakra, Kalaśa,...
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Sahadeva Jyotiṣa or Sahadeva Śakuna
eap_67601022
The quoted passage appears to derive from the tradition of Sahadeva Jyotiṣa or Sahadeva Śakuna, a popular branch of predictive and omen-based literature traditionally att...