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Jyotiṣaratnamālā manuscript preview

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Jyotiṣaratnamālā

eap_67601005

This manuscript belongs to the astrological work Jyotiṣaratnamālā, authored by Śrīpatibhaṭṭa. It confirms that the section completed here is the sixth chapter dealing wit...

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...

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.

Śākyapūjā safau manuscript preview

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Śākyapūjā safau

eap_67610010

“Śākyapūjā safau” refers to a ritual booklet (manuscript) used in the Newar Buddhist tradition of Nepal. The term combines: Śākyapūjā: rituals or worship practices perfo...

Cakrasaṃvara Pūjā Nyāsa Japamantra manuscript preview

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Cakrasaṃvara Pūjā Nyāsa Japamantra

eap_67610009

The manuscript relates to the tantric Buddhist ritual tradition of Cakrasaṃvara, a central deity in Anuttarayoga Tantra practice. The text appears to be a pūjā–nyāsa–japa...

Pañcabuddha Pūjā Japamantra manuscript preview

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Pañcabuddha Pūjā Japamantra

eap_67610008

The Pañcabuddha Pūjā japamantra is a Vajrayāna Buddhist ritual mantra system used to worship the Five Buddhas and cultivate spiritual purification, protection, and enligh...

Buddhist dhāraṇī saṃgraha manuscript preview

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Buddhist dhāraṇī saṃgraha

eap_67610007

The manuscript is a composite Buddhist dhāraṇī collection, consisting of multiple independent ritual sections and protective texts. The colophons mention several separate...

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...