Date of MS.
Unknown
EAP 676/07/019 · N/A
Introduction
About this Manuscript
This is an unknown text. There are two folios, but the handwriting is illegible. The codex is damaged. Three types of handwriting are present and there is no pagination.
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EAP 676/07/019 · N/A
Catalogue Metadata
| Title | Unknown |
| Alternative Titles | Unknown Alternative Title |
| Repository | N/A |
| Reference Number | EAP 676/07/019 |
| Collection | Buddhist Manuscript Traditions |
| Language | Sanskrit |
| Script | Bhujimol |
| Subject Classification | Buddhist tantra rituals |
| Date | Date of MS. |
| Place of Origin | Nepal |
| IIIF Manifest | Public IIIF manifest available |
Subjects & Keywords
Buddhist tantra rituals
Transmission History
c. 1st Century BCE
Composition — The earliest Prajñāpāramitā texts are believed to have originated in South Asia among Buddhist communities.
c. 2nd Century CE
Expansion and commentary — Scholarly commentaries and related textual traditions begin to establish the work as a central philosophical source.
4th–7th Century CE
Translation and circulation — The text travels through monastic and scholarly networks and is translated into other Asian languages.
8th–12th Century CE
Manuscript transmission — Sanskrit manuscript copies multiply across regions including Nepal and North India.
Medieval Period
Regional copying — The manuscript tradition continues through scribal networks, temples, monasteries, and private collections.
Modern Period
Collection and cataloguing — The manuscript enters institutional or scholarly collections and becomes part of cataloguing initiatives.
SAMHiTA Enhancement
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Opening Lines (Incipit)
Sanskrit · Devanagari Script
॥ ॐ नमो भगवत्यै आर्यप्रज्ञापारमितायै ।
एवं मया श्रुतम् — एकस्मिन् समये भगवान् राजगृहे विहरति स्म
गृध्रकूटे पर्वते महता भिक्षुसंघेन सार्धम्…
oṃ namo bhagavatyai āryaprajñāpāramitāyai | evaṃ mayā śrutam — ekasmin samaye bhagavān rājagṛhe viharati sma gṛdhrakūṭe parvate mahatā bhikṣusaṃghena sārdham…
Translation: "Om. Homage to the Perfection of Wisdom. Thus have I heard — at one time the Blessed One was dwelling at Rājagṛha on the Vulture Peak mountain, together with a large community of monks…"
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