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Tantra/Vidhi manuscript preview

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Tantra/Vidhi

eap_67602013

Māras,i.e., the emblem of evil power.Colophon does not remain in this manuscript. The first folio contains the prayer of God. In the last line of the folio is written ‘-i...

Pañcarakṣāsūtra manuscript preview

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Pañcarakṣāsūtra

eap_67609001

The Pañcarakṣāsūtra is five female protectors (Rakṣā) of Vajrayāna Buddhism. It is a compendium of five distinct sutras, each dedicated to a specific female deity. Each d...

Pratyaṅgirāstotra manuscript preview

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Pratyaṅgirāstotra

eap_67608006

The Pratyaṅgirāstotra is a component of the Kubjikātantra. This extremely powerful hymn is dedicated to Goddess Pratyaṅgirā and noted several seed syllables within the te...

Śrīkula-mūlaratna-paṁcakāvatāra manuscript preview

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Śrīkula-mūlaratna-paṁcakāvatāra

eap_79021106

Śrīkulamūlaratnapaṁcakāvatāra is associated with Vajrayāna Buddhism or Tantric Buddhist traditions. There are eleven chapters (called Patala). In this text seed syllables...

Pañcarakṣāsūtra manuscript preview

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Pañcarakṣāsūtra

eap_79015016

This is a Buddhist tantra text containing mantras dedicated to five Buddhist deities. The original text dedicates mantras in five sections, one for each deity. The manusc...

Pañcarakṣāsūtra manuscript preview

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Pañcarakṣāsūtra

eap_79015014

This is a Buddhist tantra text containing mantras dedicated to five Buddhist deities. The original text dedicates mantras in five sections, one for each deity; however, t...

Yogāmbaratantra-yogamantradhyāna manuscript preview

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Yogāmbaratantra-yogamantradhyāna

eap_79015012

A Buddhist tantric text praising the Buddhist deity Yogāmbara; it is believed that he is the principal deity of the “Yogāmbara Maṇḍala” and belongs to the family of dhyān...

Nānā Rahasya Prayoga manuscript preview

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Nānā Rahasya Prayoga

eap_79021013

This text is written by Siddha Nāgārjuna or Nāgārjuna. This is a Tantric text. It contains 21 Paṭala (chapters). A text also called Siddhacāmuṇḍā, Siddhanāgārjunatantra o...

Saṃvarodayatantra manuscript preview

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Saṃvarodayatantra

eap_79005072

This is a Buddhist tantra text, Saṃvarodayatantra (also known as Saṃvarodaya or Samvarodaya Tantra) is a significant Buddhist tantric text associated with the Cakrasaṃvar...

Caca manuscript preview

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Caca

eap_79003012

This is a Buddhist tantra text Caca, it describes Bhairavī rāgās but according to Vajrayāna Buddhist traditions and related literature like the Caryāpada, where the name...

Caryā Gīti; Gana Chakra Gāthā manuscript preview

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Caryā Gīti; Gana Chakra Gāthā

eap_79003003

Caryāgīti refers to “tantric music”, according to the Caryā Tantra divisions of Mahāyāna-Vajrayāna Buddhism, according to Buddhist teachings followed by the Newah in Nepa...