Pañcarakṣā Sūtra

Pañcarakṣā Sūtra is a Buddhist tantra text as the name suggests it contains five sections dedicated to five seperate deities used for rituals and prayers for protection. (1) Mahāpratisarā from (f.1–42) – For protection against sins. (2) Mahāmāyūrī from (f.43–87) – For protection against snake bites and venom. (3) Mahāsāhasrapramardanī from (f.87–143) – For protection against evil spirits. (4) Mahāmantrānusāriṇī from (f.144–154) – For protection against disease and plague. (5) Mahāśītavatī from (f.156–163) – For protection against dangerous animals. This manuscript is complete along with an ornamentally decorated cover with the date written at the back in two places in Nepal Akṣara. The cover has five deities carved in front. The text is written in ornamental gold and silver Rañjanā script. The folios are indigo blue with illustration of the specific deity on the beginning of each part in the center. There is an illustrated page in the end which has been smudged off. https://vmlt.in/ncc/11?page=29