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Prajñāpāramitāsūtra manuscript preview

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Prajñāpāramitāsūtra

eap_67606001

Avalokitesvara is the most popular Mahayana Bodhisattva and his cult has played an important role in the growth of Mahayana Buddhism and art. The Mahayanists worship Aval...

Aṣtottara śata nāma stotra(Tārāśata) manuscript preview

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Aṣtottara śata nāma stotra(Tārāśata)

eap_67605003

This is an incomplete text of the Aṣtottara śata nāma stotra (Tārāśata). This stotra is dedicated to the Buddhist deity Tārā, who is widely worshipped in the Vajrayāna br...

Aṣṭamaṃgalāṣṭaka manuscript preview

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Aṣṭamaṃgalāṣṭaka

eap_67603008

This is a hymn consisting of 9 verses, each dedicated to one of the traditional eight auspicious symbols, including; Śrīvatsa, Padma, Dhvaja, Chatra, Dharmacakra, Kalaśa,...

Svayambhūpūjā manuscript preview

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Svayambhūpūjā

eap_67603006

The Svayambhū Mahācaitya pūjā describe the ritual worship of the famous Swayambhunath Stupa. The text contains only the Bija mantra in Newari language. It has not mention...

Sahadeva Jyotiṣa or Sahadeva Śakuna manuscript preview

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Sahadeva Jyotiṣa or Sahadeva Śakuna

eap_67601022

The quoted passage appears to derive from the tradition of Sahadeva Jyotiṣa or Sahadeva Śakuna, a popular branch of predictive and omen-based literature traditionally att...

Koṣasāra Kāmaśāstra manuscript preview

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Koṣasāra Kāmaśāstra

eap_67601021

This manuscript is a composite work primarily concerned with Kāmaśāstra, enriched with materials drawn from Vajīkaraṇa, physiognomy, Ayurveda, tantric ritual practices, a...

Bhauma-stotra manuscript preview

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Bhauma-stotra

eap_67601017

In conclusion, the Bhauma-stotra attributed to the Skanda Purana belongs to the wider Purāṇic tradition traditionally associated with Vedavyasa. The hymn is dedicated to...

Saptaviṁśatinakṣetrayā vidhimantram manuscript preview

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Saptaviṁśatinakṣetrayā vidhimantram

eap_67601006

This manuscript appears to be a tantric ritual text related to protection, victory rites, astrological practices, and magical formulas. It begins with invocations to a fi...

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...

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...