Manuscript Digital Library
3,219+ South Asian manuscripts from repositories across the world
General Library, The University of Tokyo
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matsunami_486
This text describes the origin of the Nīlakaṇṭha Lake and its importance as a pilgrimage site. It claims to be part of the Himavata-khaṇḍa of the Skanda-purāṇa, although...
General Library, The University of Tokyo
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matsunami_485
A poem in praise of the sun god, composed in 100 verses and attributed to Mayūra (c. 580–650 CE). Mayūra was a contemporary of King Harṣa and Bāṇabhaṭṭa. Recitation of th...
General Library, The University of Tokyo
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matsunami_484
This is a sūtra text titled Sūtrakasiloka, although Matsunami speculated that the title could be Sūtraka-śloka. The text is composed in the śloka style, very similar to t...
General Library, The University of Tokyo
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matsunami_483
This text describes Śākyamuni telling his disciples about the power of the mantra Suvarṇa-prabhāsa, which even householders and women of family background who seek knowle...
General Library, The University of Tokyo
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matsunami_482
This text describes Śākyamuni telling his disciples about the power of the mantra Suvarṇa-prabhāsa, which even householders and women of family background who seek knowle...
General Library, The University of Tokyo
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matsunami_481
This text describes Śākyamuni telling his disciples about the power of the mantra Suvarṇa-prabhāsa, which even householders and women of family background who seek knowle...
General Library, The University of Tokyo
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matsunami_480
This Buddhist religious text contains 28 kathās, composed for Buddhist monk preachers to inspire laypeople to develop faith in Buddhism. In the colophon, the text names Ā...
General Library, The University of Tokyo
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matsunami_479
This text is the 32nd chapter of the Bhadrakalpāvadāna, an Avadāna text divided into 38 chapters related to the Vinayapiṭaka. It is composed in a dialogue format between...
General Library, The University of Tokyo
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matsunami_478
This Avadāna text tells the story of Supriya. This is the eighth chapter of Divyāvadāna. The story begins when the Buddha is resting in Śrāvastī during the rainy season....
General Library, The University of Tokyo
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matsunami_477
A composite manuscript contains two texts. The first text is the Sudhanakumārāvadāna. In the colophon, it is mentioned that this is the 32nd story of the Avadāna-ratnamāl...
General Library, The University of Tokyo
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matsunami_476
A composite manuscript contains ten different works, including Avadāna, Mahāyāna-sūtra, and Dhāraṇī texts, as follows: Sucandrāvadāna (ff. 1b–24b): This is an Avadāna te...
General Library, The University of Tokyo
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matsunami_475
This is an avadāna text consisting of 12 chapters. It narrates a story about an ancient Buddha named Vasubandhu. The story begins with Lord Śākyasiṃha visiting the summit...