Composite Manuscript (Jātakālaṅkāra; Kakṣapuṭa )
matsunami_141 · General Library, The University of Tokyo
Introduction
About this Manuscript
This is a composite manuscript that contains two different texts. The first text is Jātakālaṅkāra, a Jyotiṣa text, and a commentary on Śukajātaka by Gaṇeśa Daivajña, son of Gopāla. It contains seven chapters (adhyāya), and in the last chapter, the author provides a detailed description of his parentage. Although this manuscript contains all seven chapters, the last śloka of the text is incomplete (f.15b). The second text is Kakṣapuṭa, a Buddhist Tantric text also known as "Kacchapuṭa, Kakṣyāpuṭa, Kakṣapuṭa sarvasaṅgraha, Siddhacāmuṇḍā, Siddhanāgārjunatantra, or Siddhanāgārjunīya, Śiva-Pārvatī-saṁvāda—a miscellaneous treatise on tantra, mantra, alchemy, and magic ascribed to Siddha Nāgārjuna" (NCC, Vol. III, p. 110).
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Catalogue Metadata
| Title | Composite Manuscript (Jātakālaṅkāra; Kakṣapuṭa ) |
| Repository | General Library, The University of Tokyo |
| Reference Number | matsunami_141 |
| Collection | Takakusu Junjiro Collection |
| Language | Sanskrit |
| Script | Devanāgarī |
| Subject Classification | Astrology and Buddhist Tantra |
| Date | Date not listed |
| Place of Origin | Japan |
| IIIF Manifest | Public IIIF manifest available |