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Mahābhārata Śāntiparva manuscript preview

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Mahābhārata Śāntiparva

eap_67601019

This manuscript constitutes an important portion of the Mahābhārata, particularly the Rājadharma section of the Śāntiparvan, which is renowned for its extensive treatment...

Mahābhārata Gadāparva manuscript preview

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Mahābhārata Gadāparva

eap_67601018

The manuscript begins with the invocation “Oṃ Namaḥ Śrīkṛṣṇāya” (“Salutations to Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa”). The colophons indicate that the text belongs to the Mahābhārata, specif...

Kāka-parīkṣā manuscript preview

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Kāka-parīkṣā

eap_67601016

The manuscript appears to be a composite astrological and omenological compendium containing materials related to Jyotiṣa, Śakuna-śāstra, and Praśna-vicāra. The opening v...

Cakrasaṃvarasya Mūlamantro Dhāraṇī manuscript preview

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Cakrasaṃvarasya Mūlamantro Dhāraṇī

eap_67601015

The manuscript is a Vajrayāna Buddhist tantric text dedicated to Cakrasaṃvara. The opening invocation and concluding colophon indicate that it primarily deals with the mū...

Mañjuśrī Paramārthanāmasaṃgīti manuscript preview

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Mañjuśrī Paramārthanāmasaṃgīti

eap_67601014

This manuscript is a significant example of Vajrayāna Buddhist tantric literature centered on the Mañjuśrīnāmasaṃgīti, a foundational text in the Mañjuśrī wisdom traditio...

Pañcarakṣā Sūtra manuscript preview

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Pañcarakṣā Sūtra

eap_67601013

This manuscript is a complete illustrated compilation of the Pañcarakṣā Sūtras, one of the most important collections of Buddhist protective dhāraṇī literature in the Mah...

Shrī Hāratī-nāma Dhāraṇī Mantra manuscript preview

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Shrī Hāratī-nāma Dhāraṇī Mantra

eap_67601012

The manuscript appears to be a Buddhist Tantric dhāraṇī text dedicated to Hariti (Hārītī), and its probable title is Śrī Hāritī Mantra-Dhāraṇī or Ārya-Hāratīdevī Dhāraṇī....

Nārāyaṇa-Mahāmāyā-Vijayavāhinī-Nāma-Dhāraṇī manuscript preview

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Nārāyaṇa-Mahāmāyā-Vijayavāhinī-Nāma-Dhāraṇī

eap_67601011

This manuscript belongs to the Buddhist Tantric Dhāraṇī tradition and is identified as the Ārya-Mahāmāyā-Vijayavāhinī Nāma Dhāraṇī or Nārāyaṇa-Mahāmāyā-Vijayavāhinī-Nāma-...

Ārya Tārā Stuti manuscript preview

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Ārya Tārā Stuti

eap_67601010

This manuscript is a devotional Buddhist text dedicated to Ārya Tārā, one of the most revered female deities in Mahāyāna and Vajrayāna Buddhism. The text begins with the...

Āryagaṇapatihṛdayanāma Dhāraṇī manuscript preview

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Āryagaṇapatihṛdayanāma Dhāraṇī

eap_67601008

This manuscript appears to belong to a Buddhist–Tantric dhāraṇī text entitled Āryagaṇapatihṛdayanāma Dhāraṇī (“The Noble Dhāraṇī Named the Heart of Gaṇapati”). The first...

Dvādaśapūrṇi Candramā Stotra manuscript preview

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Dvādaśapūrṇi Candramā Stotra

eap_67601007

This text is a short devotional hymn dedicated to the Moon deity (Candra/Soma) with clear Buddhist influence. It begins with the Buddhist invocation “Oṃ namo ratnatrayāya...

Bouddha Mantra manuscript preview

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Bouddha Mantra

eap_67601004

In conclusion, this text appears to be a Newar Vajrayāna Buddhist ritual and dhāraṇī manuscript centered on the worship of Vajrasattva. It combines Sanskrit mantras, esot...