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Suvarṇaprabhāsottama Sūtra manuscript preview Aksheswara Mahavira

Nepala saṃvat - 971 (1850 ce.)

Suvarṇaprabhāsottama Sūtra

EAP1296/2/115

A Mahāyāna Sūtra, said to be uttered by the Buddha on Gṛdhrakūṭaparvata at Rājagṛha, and highly revered in Mongolia (NCC). Its fundamental message teaches that the Four H...

Caryāgīta manuscript preview Aksheswara Mahavira

Date not listed

Caryāgīta

EAP1296/2/103

This has salutation songs dedicated to Buddhist deities. These are called Caryāgīta, and are sung in accompaniment to ritual dances.

Utkrānti yoga vidhi? manuscript preview Aksheswara Mahavira

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Utkrānti yoga vidhi?

EAP1296/2/89

This is a Buddhist text on death rituals that describes Yoga of the transference of Consciousness to a pure Buddha field at the time of death and represents one of Naropa...

Mahāyāna sūtrālaṁkāra manuscript preview Aksheswara Mahavira

Nepala Samvata - 1045? (1924 ce.)

Mahāyāna sūtrālaṁkāra

EAP1296/2/88

This is based on the Yogācāra school of Mahāyāna Buddhism. The author is not mentioned, but several manuscripts with the same title are ascribed to Asaṅga. The author is...