Manuscript Digital Library
3,219+ South Asian manuscripts from repositories across the world
Bibliothèque nationale de France
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ark:/12148/btv1b531570388
A text on rituals performed as homage to one’s ancestors.
Bibliothèque nationale de France
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ark:/12148/btv1b531570153
This contains six of ten chapters (adhikāra) of Dharmasaṅgraha, authored by the Digambara Jain, Medhāvin. Belonging to the genre ‘śrāvakācāra’, the text addresses the con...
Bibliothèque nationale de France
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ark:/12148/btv1b53154012q
A text on the clan of Yadavas (descendants of Yadu), to which Śrī Kṛṣṇa belonged.
Bibliothèque nationale de France
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ark:/12148/btv1b53164660g
Popularly known as the Manusmṛiti, it was regarded as the most authoritative text of dharmaśāstra or Hindu law. The manuscript includes all 12 chapters with Rāghavānanda...
Bibliothèque nationale de France
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ark:/12148/btv1b53157009g
A paddhati text on rituals of śrāddha that describes the offerings to departed ancestors.
Bibliothèque nationale de France
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ark:/12148/btv1b10083191q
A dharmaśāstra text on Hindu rituals.
TUCL
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EAP790/21/92
Gṛhyasūtra-s are on domestic religious ceremonies. This is a bhāṣya (commentary) by Gadādhara Dīkṣita, ‘son of Vāmana’, on the Pāraskaragṛhyasūtra; the manuscript has 18...
TUCL
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EAP790/21/89
A work on religious donations that cites Puranic authorities and is attributed to queen Dhīramatī, wife of Narasimhadeva of Mithila, but is now agreed to be authored by V...
TUCL
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EAP790/21/86
A ritual manual that includes the Gāyatrīyantra (25v), Gāyatrī Pūjā Paddhati (ends 32r), three texts from the Viśāmitrasaṃhitā: Gāyatrīaṣṭottaraśatadivyanāma (32r-34r), G...
TUCL
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EAP790/21/75
A manual on the recitation of the Gāyatrī mantra as part of evening rituals, dated 1849 CE (the margins give the abbreviation ‘Sa Vi’, while ‘Gāyatrī Vidhi’ is written on...
TUCL
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EAP790/21/72
Gṛhyasūtra-s are on domestic religious ceremonies. This bhāṣya (commentary) is by Gadādhara Dīkṣita, ‘son of Vāmana’, on the Pāraskaragṛhyasūtra; the manuscript has 20 ka...
TUCL
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EAP790/21/71
A Śaiva ritual manual, dated Saṃvat 1765 or 1707/1708 CE (the colophon does not name the author: ten works titled ‘Mahārudrapaddhati’ are listed by Kane).