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Mahāvastu manuscript preview Bibliothèque nationale de France

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Mahāvastu

ark:/12148/btv1b100912925

A canonical text of the Mahāsāṃghika Lokottaravāda school of Early Buddhism, this includes narrratives of the Buddha’s past lives, Gautama Buddha’s life, and early Buddhi...

Gaṇḍavyūha manuscript preview Bibliothèque nationale de France

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Gaṇḍavyūha

ark:/12148/btv1b10082922z

A Buddhist Mahāyāna Sūtra dated to c. 200 to 300 CE. It chronicles the journey of Sudhana who encounters various teachings and Bodhisattvas until he reaches full circle a...

Aṣṭamī Vratavidhi manuscript preview Aksheswara Mahavira

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Aṣṭamī Vratavidhi

EAP1296/2/42

This is a Buddhist narrative describing religious performances, which are very popular in Nepal especially in Kathmandu Valley. Some mudras are depicted.