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Ārya Aparimitāyunāma Dhāraṇī manuscript preview

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Ārya Aparimitāyunāma Dhāraṇī

eap_67601003

The manuscript begins with the invocation “Om Namaḥ Śrī Buddhāya.” It contains the Aṣṭottaraśata-nāma (108 names) associated with the Tathāgata and refers to the Aparimit...

Daśakriyā manuscript preview

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Daśakriyā

eap_67601001

The text begins with “Om Namaḥ Śrī Vajrasattvāya.” Thereafter, the procedure of the Daśakriyāvidhi (ten funeral rites) is described. In the section on Asthipratiṣṭhāvidhi...

Collection of Stotra manuscript preview

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Collection of Stotra

eap_67611003

This is a composite manuscript. There are four texts. i) The first text is describing Āryāvalokiteśvara-nāmāṣṭottara-stotra which is related to the Buddhist deity. ii) Th...

Unknown manuscript preview

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Unknown

eap_67611002

It is an incomplete text. Only beginning some lines are noted in the first folio. It is an illustrated manuscript where a picture of Gaṇapati is there.

Śrīdvādaśapūrṇocandramāstotra manuscript preview

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Śrīdvādaśapūrṇocandramāstotra

eap_67611001

The Śrīdvādaśapūrṇocandramāstotra is a powerful hymn dedicated to Lord Chandra (the Moon God). In this text twelve names of the moon are mentioned.

Ārya-Dhvajāgrakeyūra-nāma-dhāraṇī manuscript preview

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Ārya-Dhvajāgrakeyūra-nāma-dhāraṇī

eap_67610006

Only three folios (18, 19, and 20) out of a total of 20 are extant in the manuscript, indicating that the text is fragmentary and incomplete. The manuscript belongs to t...

Mahāpratyaṅgirā Mahāvidyārājñī manuscript preview

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Mahāpratyaṅgirā Mahāvidyārājñī

eap_67610005

The manuscript may be identified as Ārya-Sarvatathāgatoṣṇīṣa-Sitātapatrā Aparājitā Mahāpratyaṅgirā Mahāvidyārājñī, an important Buddhist tantric dhāraṇī text belonging to...

Lokeśvarastotra manuscript preview

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Lokeśvarastotra

eap_67609002

The Lokeśvarastotra is a profound devotional hymn dedicated to Lokeśvara, he is one of the most important bodhisattvas in Mahāyāna and Vajrayāna Buddhism. He is especiall...

Pañcarakṣāsūtra manuscript preview

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Pañcarakṣāsūtra

eap_67609001

The Pañcarakṣāsūtra is five female protectors (Rakṣā) of Vajrayāna Buddhism. It is a compendium of five distinct sutras, each dedicated to a specific female deity. Each d...

Viśvantarakathā manuscript preview

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Viśvantarakathā

eap_67608008

Viśvantara-kathā is one of the most popular Buddhist Jataka tales. It tells the story of a previous life of Gautama Buddha. Although the text is complete, the manuscript...

Unknown Buddhist text manuscript preview

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Unknown Buddhist text

eap_67608007

This is an unknown Buddhist text. It is written in the Newari language and Newari script by two different scribes. There is no pagination.

Pratyaṅgirāstotra manuscript preview

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Pratyaṅgirāstotra

eap_67608006

The Pratyaṅgirāstotra is a component of the Kubjikātantra. This extremely powerful hymn is dedicated to Goddess Pratyaṅgirā and noted several seed syllables within the te...