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Composed Manuscript: Kāraṇḍavyūha nāma mahāyānasūtraratnarāja; Mañjuśrījñānasattvasya-paramārtha-nāmasaṅgīti; Vasudhārādhāraṇī; Vasudhārāyāḥ nāmāṣṭottaraśataka

matsunami_89 · General Library, The University of Tokyo

Sanskrit Nepālākṣara Script Mahāyānasūtra dhāraṇī
Repository General Library, The University of Tokyo
Reference No. matsunami_89
Language Sanskrit
Date Date not listed

About this Manuscript

A composite manuscript contains four different texts: Kāraṇḍavyūha nāma mahāyānasūtraratnarāja; Mañjuśrījñānasattvasya-paramārtha-nāmasaṅgīti; Vasudhāradhāraṇī; Vasudhārāyāḥ nāmāṣṭottaraśataka. First text is incomplete, it describes the qualities of Avalokiteśvara (folio 1b to folio 59a) folio 50 is missing. The second text (folio 59b to folio 72a) is a late-Buddhist Tantric text often placed at the beginning of devotional volumes by Buddhist compilers, the Paramārthanāmasangīti consists of groups of songs (gāthā) attributed to the Buddha. These songs guide the believer through various levels of knowledge, leading to the highest understanding (jñāna) (Harrassowitz, 1984, p. 134). Third text (folio 72b to 83a) describes Buddha's teachings on overcoming poverty (NCC, vol-27, p.266) and fourth text (83a to 84a) dedicated to Buddhist deity Vasudhārā.

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Title Composed Manuscript: Kāraṇḍavyūha nāma mahāyānasūtraratnarāja; Mañjuśrījñānasattvasya-paramārtha-nāmasaṅgīti; Vasudhārādhāraṇī; Vasudhārāyāḥ nāmāṣṭottaraśataka
Repository General Library, The University of Tokyo
Reference Number matsunami_89
Collection Kawaguchi Ekai Collection
Language Sanskrit
Script Nepālākṣara
Subject Classification Mahāyānasūtra; dhāraṇī, Buddhist Tantra
Date Date not listed
Place of Origin Japan
IIIF Manifest Public IIIF manifest available

Subjects & Keywords

Mahāyānasūtra dhāraṇī Buddhist Tantra