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Pañcarakṣā Sutra

eap_67614013 · EAP Shankar Thapa Collection

Sanskrit Nepālakṣara Script Buddhist Stotra
Repository EAP Shankar Thapa Collection
Reference No. eap_67614013
Language Sanskrit
Date Date not listed

About this Manuscript

It has a wooden cover for the manuscript. Couple of folios are damaged badly. Newly written folios in normal paper replacing the original one. last folio is damaged due to which proper detail was mutilated. The Pañcarakṣāsūtra is five female protectors (Rakṣā) of Vajrayāna Buddhism. It is a compendium of five distinct sutras, each dedicated to a specific female deity. Each deity personifies a powerful spell (dhāraṇī) capable of warding off specific worldly evils, diseases, natural disasters, and spiritual dangers. The five godeess are 1) Āryamahāpratisarā 2) Āryamahāsāhasrapramardanī 3) Āryamahāmāyūrīvidyārājñī 4) Āryamahāmantrānusāriṇī and 5) Āryamahārakṣāmahāśītavatīnāmavidyārājñī.

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eap_67614013 · EAP Shankar Thapa Collection

Catalogue Metadata

Title Pañcarakṣā Sutra
Repository EAP Shankar Thapa Collection
Reference Number eap_67614013
Collection EAP Shankar Thapa Collection
Language Sanskrit
Script Nepālakṣara
Subject Classification Buddhist Stotra
Date Date not listed
Place of Origin Nepal
IIIF Manifest Public IIIF manifest available

Subjects & Keywords

Buddhist Stotra