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Vaidyaka-prayoga-saṃgraha manuscript preview

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Vaidyaka-prayoga-saṃgraha

eap_10231058

The manuscript, marked in the margin with the abbreviation “Vai.dya.” (probably denoting Vaidya), appears to belong to the tradition of Ayurvedic practical literature. Th...

Mantra-saṃgraha manuscript preview

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Mantra-saṃgraha

eap_10231057

The extant text consists of repetitive invocatory formulae beginning with “Oṃ namo daśadig-anantā …” and paying homage to the Buddhas established throughout the infinite...

Rasaśāstra Cikitsā manuscript preview

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Rasaśāstra Cikitsā

eap_10231056

The manuscript is written in a vernacular language, apparently Old Nepali with possible Newari influence, and contains procedural instructions for the preparation of subs...

Mādhavanidāna manuscript preview

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Mādhavanidāna

eap_10231055

Mādhavanidāna (Rogaviniścaya) is a celebrated Ayurvedic treatise attributed to Mādhavakara, dealing with the diagnosis and classification of diseases. The extant portion...

Gadadarpaṇa manuscript preview

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Gadadarpaṇa

eap_10231054

Gadadarpaṇa (गददर्पण) is a concise treatise on Ayurveda dealing primarily with diagnosis and preliminary examination of diseases. The work opens with an invocation to Lor...

Cikitsā, Bhaiṣajya-kalpanā manuscript preview

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Cikitsā, Bhaiṣajya-kalpanā

eap_10231053

An anonymous Ayurvedic formulary dealing with therapeutics and pharmaceutical preparations. The extant portion contains numerous recipes in which the disease is first spe...

Cikitsā and Bhaiṣajya-kalpanā manuscript preview

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Cikitsā and Bhaiṣajya-kalpanā

eap_10231052

An anonymous Ayurvedic formulary dealing with pharmaceutical preparations and therapeutics. The extant portion records numerous medicinal recipes in which the disease is...

Rasaśāstra, Cikitsā manuscript preview

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Rasaśāstra, Cikitsā

eap_10231051

An anonymous Ayurvedic formulary belonging to the tradition of Rasaśāstra and therapeutics. The extant portion contains numerous medicinal preparations in which the disea...

Yogasaṃgraha manuscript preview

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Yogasaṃgraha

eap_10231050

An anonymous Ayurvedic formulary dealing with the treatment of various diseases through compound medicinal preparations. The extant portion records numerous recipes in wh...

Madanapāla-nighaṇṭu manuscript preview

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Madanapāla-nighaṇṭu

eap_10231049

An anonymous Ayurvedic treatise on materia medica dealing with the properties and therapeutic actions of medicinal substances. The extant portion describes the qualities...

Lakṣacaitya-dharma manuscript preview

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Lakṣacaitya-dharma

eap_10231048

An anonymous Buddhist narrative text dealing with the merits associated with the worship and construction of caityas. The extant portion centres on Vasubandhu Bodhisattva...

Viśvantara Rājakumāra Kathā manuscript preview

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Viśvantara Rājakumāra Kathā

eap_10231047

An anonymous Buddhist narrative text belonging to the Avadāna or Jātaka tradition. The extant portion recounts episodes concerning Prince Viśvantara (Vessantara), son of...