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Svayambhū-caityabhaṭṭārakoddeśa

matsunami_495 · General Library, The University of Tokyo

Sanskrit Nepālākṣara Script Purāṇa

Repository General Library, The University of Tokyo

Reference No. matsunami_495

Language Sanskrit

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About this Manuscript

Svayambhū-purāṇa exists in several versions of varying lengths. The present work is the shortest and likely the earliest version of the text, believed to have been composed around the 15th century. It consists of eight chapters (paricchedas). The first chapter is titled Svayambhū-caitya-bhaṭṭārakoddeśe-taduddeśa (f.1b–5a), and the final chapter is Nepālaviṣaye-mahāprabhāva (f.3b–34a). In the colophon, the manuscript refers to this work as Svayambhūcaitya-purāṇa.

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matsunami_495 · General Library, The University of Tokyo

Catalogue Metadata

Title	Svayambhū-caityabhaṭṭārakoddeśa
Repository	General Library, The University of Tokyo
Reference Number	matsunami_495
Collection	Kawaguchi Ekai Collection
Language	Sanskrit
Script	Nepālākṣara
Subject Classification	Purāṇa
Date	Date not listed
Place of Origin	Japan
IIIF Manifest	Public IIIF manifest available