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Dhāraṇī collection

matsunami_198 · General Library, The University of Tokyo

Sanskrit Rañjanā Script Dhāraṇī
Repository General Library, The University of Tokyo
Reference No. matsunami_198
Language Sanskrit
Date Date not listed

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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matsunami_198 · General Library, The University of Tokyo

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

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Dhāraṇī