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Unknown tantra text manuscript preview

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Unknown tantra text

eap_67607016

This is an unidentified text related to Tantra. There is only one folio, which is folio number 4. Because the beginning and ending of the work are missing, the name of th...

Lalitavistara manuscript preview

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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...

Ārya Aparimitānāmadhāraṇī manuscript preview

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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...

Nāmasaṃgīti manuscript preview

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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...

Guṇakāraṇḍavyūha manuscript preview

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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...

Dwādaśatīrthapūjā manuscript preview

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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...

Unknown manuscript preview

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Unknown

eap_67607009

This is an unknown text describing the kings of the Malla dynasty. It mentions the upanayana yatra (sacred thread ceremony) of Kumara, the son of Narasimhamalla (referred...

Buddhagīti manuscript preview

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Buddhagīti

eap_67607008

Buddhagīti is a text written in praise of Lord Buddha. Four distinct styles of handwriting are visible within this codex, indicating that four different scribes contribut...

Lokācāragurumaṇḍala manuscript preview

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Lokācāragurumaṇḍala

eap_67607007

Lokācāragurumaṇḍala is a stotra-type text in which numerous deities are worshipped. For instance, Tathāgata, Sūrya, Indra, Brahmā and many other divinities are venerated...

Lokeśvarastotra manuscript preview

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Lokeśvarastotra

eap_67607006

The Lokeśvarastotra is a text written in the stotra (hymn) genre. However, it lacks a clear title. Works such as Rāgabhairavī, Rāgamalāla and Śrījñāneśvarī are mentioned...

Unknown manuscript preview

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Unknown

eap_67607005

This is an unknown text that describes Tantra. While the handwriting is poor, a notable feature is the use of two different ink colors throughout the manuscript. The text...