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Jātakarma, Upanyanavidhi manuscript preview

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Jātakarma, Upanyanavidhi

eap_67607004

This codex describes the rituals of daily life. These rituals are called Saṃskāras. Jātakarma is the first ritual, performed when the child enters the family. Upanayana i...

Unknown manuscript preview

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Unknown

eap_67607003

This is an unknown text that describes a method of worship (Pūjāvidhi). Although the text is complete, its title is missing. The work focuses on the worship of deities su...

Pañcarakṣāsūtra manuscript preview

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Pañcarakṣāsūtra

eap_67607001

Pañcarakṣā is a very important and popular tantric text and Dharani Sutra in Buddhism. The word “Pañcarakṣā” Literally meaning "five protections," it contains a collectio...

Mantrasaṃgraha manuscript preview

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Mantrasaṃgraha

eap_67606002

The text is titled Mantrasaṃgraha. It is an incomplete manuscript written in the Rañjanā script and the Newari language. It contains various mantras and lacks pagination.

Prajñāpāramitāsūtra manuscript preview

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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...

Śrimadāryavalokiśvara Vividha Stotra manuscript preview

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Śrimadāryavalokiśvara Vividha Stotra

eap_67605007

Āryavalokiśvara Mahāyāna Bodhisattva and his cult has played an important role in the growth of Mahāyāna Buddhism and art. The Mahayanists worship Avlokiteśvara as a merc...

Āryya Nāmasaṅgatīti Gāthā manuscript preview

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Āryya Nāmasaṅgatīti Gāthā

eap_67605006

This work is on the Newar tradition of the Āryya Nāmasaṅgīti Gāthā. It is regarded as the essence of all Buddhist philosophy. The text explains ultimate reality and wisdo...

Aprimitā Sūtra manuscript preview

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Aprimitā Sūtra

eap_67605005

Apramitāyus Sūtra is associated with Mahāyāna Buddhism, which is one of the branch of Buddhism. This sutra is about the Buddha of Immeasurable Life and Wisdom. The Buddha...

Aṣtottara śata nāma stotra(Tārāśata) manuscript preview

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Aṣtottara śata nāma stotra(Tārāśata)

eap_67605004

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...

Aṣtottara śata nāma stotra(Tārāśata) manuscript preview

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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...

Tārā Pūjā manuscript preview

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Tārā Pūjā

eap_67605002

The text focuses on the worship of the Buddhist deity Ārya Tārā, who is revered as a compassionate protector and guide in Buddhist tradition. The ritual described in the...