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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...

Vasundharākalpāvadāna manuscript preview

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Vasundharākalpāvadāna

eap_67610004

The manuscript appears to be a devotional and ritual text connected with Vasundharā, the Buddhist goddess associated with prosperity, fertility, and abundance. The title...

Fragment Misc manuscript preview

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Fragment Misc

eap_67610003

The manuscript appears to be a collection of mantras, dhāraṇīs, and ritual invocations associated with Mahāgaṇapati, Mahārudra, and Ārya Tārā. The text contains a series...

Fragment of Svayambhūpurāṇa manuscript preview

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Fragment of Svayambhūpurāṇa

eap_67610002

The manuscript deals with the religious merit and sanctity of various sacred places and may be classified as a Tīrtha-māhātmya text. The extant passage describes a series...

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...

Pratyaṅgirāsiddhimantrastavodhāra manuscript preview

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Pratyaṅgirāsiddhimantrastavodhāra

eap_67608005

Pratyaṅgirāsiddhimantrastavodhāra is a Buddhist dharini text. Pratyaṅgirā is a fierce and powerful goddess of Buddhism. She is capable of destroying negative energy, blac...

Devarathavidhi manuscript preview

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Devarathavidhi

eap_67608004

Devarathavidhi is a method of worship focused on the moon. This complete text mentions numerous forms of the moon, as well as various zodiac signs. However, the manuscrip...

Newari song manuscript preview

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Newari song

eap_67608002

This unknown text is related to Newari songs. Because the manuscript is damaged, its title remains unknown. It is possible that the manuscript contains two distinct texts...