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Anantamāhātmya manuscript preview University of Pennsylvania

1700–1850

Anantamāhātmya

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Anantamāhātmya is a text inspired by the Mahābhārata. It contains the following speaker titles Sūtauvāca, Yudhiṣṭhirauvāca, Śrīkriṣṇuvāca, Śīlāuvāca. The text starts wi...

Anaṅgaraṅga manuscript preview University of Pennsylvania

1700–1850

Anaṅgaraṅga

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Anaṅgaraṅga is a treatise on marriage compatibility and sexual courtship written by Kalyāṇamalla in the 15th or 16th century. The text categorizes different types of...

Ānandalaharīstotra manuscript preview University of Pennsylvania

1700–1850

Ānandalaharīstotra

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Ānandalaharīstotra is a part of a larger work Saundarya Laharī which is attributed to Ādi Śaṅkarācārya, but likely written by one of his followers or a later Śaṅk...

Amuktābharaṇavrata manuscript preview University of Pennsylvania

1760–1761

Amuktābharaṇavrata

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Amuktābharaṇa is a Śaiva vrata. This vrata is done for prosperity and childbirth. The first part of the manuscript contains prayers, rituals of vrata from (f. 1b–2b) an...

Amṛta sāgara grantha manuscript preview University of Pennsylvania

1700–1850

Amṛta sāgara grantha

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Amṛta sāgara grantha is a manual and treatise on traditional Ayurvedic medecine by Vaidyadevīcandra. The text has been compiled by studying the works of the great Ayur...

Amṛtabindu Upaniṣad manuscript preview University of Pennsylvania

1700–1850

Amṛtabindu Upaniṣad

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Amṛtabiṇḍūpaniṣad which means nector of imortality is a minor upaniṣad not included in the 12 major upaniṣads. It is traditionally associated to be based on the At...

Amṛta anubhava manuscript preview University of Pennsylvania

1771 Śaka Saṃvat (1849 CE)

Amṛta anubhava

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Amṛta anubhava is a philosphical treatise in Marathi language which explains complex concepts of Advaita (non dualistic) Vedānta school of Hindu philosophy. which might...

Ambaḍaparivrājakakathā manuscript preview University of Pennsylvania

1739 Vikrama Saṃvat (1683 CE)

Ambaḍaparivrājakakathā

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Ambaḍaparivrājakakathā is a jainism text which contain past legends about the greatTirthaṅkaras, known as the Tirthaṅkaras. The text depicts stories of renunciation,...

Amaruśataka manuscript preview University of Pennsylvania

1700–1850

Amaruśataka

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Amaruśataka is an erotic poetry which contains 100 verses filled with themes of Śṛṅgāra rasa romantic flavours of emotion. The text has various concepts on depiction of...

Amaruśataka manuscript preview University of Pennsylvania

1767 Vikrama Saṃvat (1710 CE)

Amaruśataka

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Amaruśataka is an erotic poetry which contains 100 verses filled with themes of Śṛṅgāra rasa romantic flavours of emotion. The text has various concepts on depiction of...