Dhāraṇī collection
matsunami_198 · General Library, The University of Tokyo
Introduction
About this Manuscript
A collection of seven Dhāraṇī texts contains spells for praising various Buddhist deities. It includes: Vasudhārā-nāmāṣṭottara-śataṃ buddhabhāṣita (f.1b-4a); Vajravidāraṇonāma-dhāraṇī-hṛdayopahṛdaya-mūlasūtra (f.4b-7a&7b); Āryyamahāgaṇapati-hṛdaya (f.7b-10a); Uṣṇīṣa-vijayānāma-dhāraṇī (f.10b-14a); Āryyamahāparṇṇaśavarī-mahāmārī-praśamaṇīnāma-dhāraṇī (f.14b-16a&16b); Āryyamārīcīnāma-dhāraṇī (f.16b-18b); Grahamātṛkānāma-dhāraṇī (f.18b-32b). The manuscript includes illustrations of the seven deities to whom each text is dedicated. Folio 1b features Vasudhārā; 4b depicts Vajravidāraṇī; 7b shows Gaṇapati; 10b depicts Uṣṇīṣavijayā; 14b features Parṇṇaśavarī; 16b depicted Mārīcī; and 18b features Grahamātṛkā. This text is similar to Sl. no. 192.
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Catalogue Metadata
| Title | Dhāraṇī collection |
| Repository | General Library, The University of Tokyo |
| Reference Number | matsunami_198 |
| Collection | Takakusu Junjiro Collection |
| Language | Sanskrit |
| Script | Rañjanā |
| Subject Classification | Dhāraṇī |
| Date | Date not listed |
| Place of Origin | Japan |
| IIIF Manifest | Public IIIF manifest available |