Manuscript Digital Library
3,219+ South Asian manuscripts from repositories across the world
TUCL
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EAP1023/20/7
The story of the hunter Lubdhaka which is narrated on Śivarātri to commemorate his salvation that night. The text describes itself as based on the Liṅga Purāṇa.
TUCL
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EAP1023/20/6
A text on charitable donations of cows and other livestock (‘godānādi’), describing the good to be accrued from each.
TUCL
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EAP1023/20/5
Pradyotana Miśra’s commentary (prakāśa) on the Candraloka by Pīyūṣavarṣa Jayadeva (c. 1200–1250), composed in 1583 ce. The colophon describes the author as ‘sakalaśāstra...
TUCL
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EAP1023/20/4
A handbook on the puja to matṛkā-s (mother goddesses) offered as part of abhyudāyika śrāddha or ritual offerings to ancestors made on celebratory occasions.
TUCL
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EAP1023/20/3
This is the Prahlādacampū by Keśava Bhaṭṭa, which tells the story of Prahlāda in a mixture of prose and verse (campū) in five stavaka-s (chapters).
Bibliothèque nationale de France
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ark:/12148/btv1b532068288
A text describing the bodhisattva, a person who is on the path towards bodhi (‘awakening’) or Buddhahood.
Bibliothèque nationale de France
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ark:/12148/btv1b10083179g
Also known as Darśapūrṇamāsa Āpastambha prayoga, this is from R̥gved Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa and describes a yajña to be performed during the full moon.
Bibliothèque nationale de France
Bibliothèque nationale de France
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ark:/12148/btv1b100831317
An extract from the Brahmavaivartapurāṇa, which identifies Kṛṣṇa as the supreme reality.
Bibliothèque nationale de France
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ark:/12148/btv1b10082813m
Also known as the Śrīmad Bhāgavata Mahāpurāṇa, this promotes bhakti towards Kṛṣṇa. The manuscript contains a part of the third chapter (only 33rd sub-chapter) of the Bhāg...
Bibliothèque nationale de France
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ark:/12148/btv1b10090670m
Also known as the Śrīmad Bhāgavata Mahāpurāṇa, this promotes bhakti towards Kṛṣṇa. The manuscript has only chapter 12th of the Bhāgavata Mahāpurāṇa and also includes a c...
Bibliothèque nationale de France
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ark:/12148/btv1b10092945f
A canonical text of the Mahāsāṃghika Lokottaravāda school of Early Buddhism, this includes narratives of the Buddha’s past lives, Gautama Buddha’s life, and early Buddhis...