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Pañcarakṣāsūtra
eap_79015016
This is a Buddhist tantra text containing mantras dedicated to five Buddhist deities. The original text dedicates mantras in five sections, one for each deity. The manusc...
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Pañcarakṣāsūtra
eap_79015014
This is a Buddhist tantra text containing mantras dedicated to five Buddhist deities. The original text dedicates mantras in five sections, one for each deity; however, t...
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Avalokiteśvara-aṣṭottaranāma
eap_79015013
A Buddhist stotra text praising the Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara through the chanting of his 108 names. The text is composed of 108 verses and is written on black paper in...
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Āryyatārābhaṭṭārikāyā-nāmāṣṭottaraśataka
eap_79014013
A mantra text composed in 55 verses, praising the Buddhist goddess Tārā through her 108 names. The manuscript contains an unknown commentary in the Newar language. The fi...
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Pañcabuddha-dhāraṇī
eap_79014010
This text contains five dhāraṇīs (spells) praising the five Buddhas: Vairocana, Akṣobhya, Ratnasambhava, Amitābha, and Amoghasiddhi. The manuscript includes an illustrati...
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Thaṃlipājakapiṇḍakarma kriyā
eap_79002004
The text describes the death of the forefathers, followed by some rituals, which are called Piṇḍadān Kriyā. The text names various items used during the Piṇḍadāna Kriyā,...
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Unknown Fragment
eap_79003016
This is an Incomplete fragment text. There are only 6 folios, which hasn't any colophone part so it isn't possible to ascertain the authors name, subject, title of the te...
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Nāmamālā
eap_79005074
This is a sanskrit Lexicon text composed by the Jain poet Dhanañjaya, son of Vāsudeva and Śrīdevī. This is the most famous version, written around the 12th century. It is...
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Lokeśvara-aṣṭottara-śataka
eap_79014006
A stotra text composed of 108 verses praising the different forms of the Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara-Lokeśvara. The manuscript depicts an illustration of Mañjunātha-Lokeśv...
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Grahamātṛkādhāraṇī
eap_79014005
A Buddhist Dhāraṇī text contains mystic mantras for the veneration of the nine planets. These mantras belong to the Tantric class. The text describes the rituals of worsh...
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Āryya-Aparimitānāma-dhāraṇī
eap_79014004
This text is considered holy and describes how it can benefit a household if it is written, preserved, and chanted, enabling them to live for a hundred years. It reflects...
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Āryasarvatathāgata-Uṣṇīṣasitātapatrenāma-aparājitā-mahāpratyaṃgīrā-dhāraṇī
eap_79014003
A Dhāraṇī (spell) text dedicated to the deity Uṣṇīṣa-sitātapatrā (the White Umbrella Goddess). It is believed that her spell provides magical power to avert dangers, illn...