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Kriyāsaṃgrahapañjikā

matsunami_114 · General Library, The University of Tokyo

Sanskrit Nepālākṣara Script Buddhist rituals
Repository General Library, The University of Tokyo
Reference No. matsunami_114
Language Sanskrit
Date Date not listed

About this Manuscript

This is a collection of Buddhist rituals, influenced by Hindu Tantric collections authored by Kuladatta, a Buddhist teacher. The text consists of 8 prakaraṇas containing 4,285 ślokas (NCC, Vol. 4, p. 234). It begins with the definition of a spiritual guru and his śiṣya, followed by an explanation of the ceremony for erecting and consecrating a Vihāra. The text describes the perfect and pure land for building a Vihāra, as well as the imperfect and impure lands that should be avoided. It provides a detailed description of the vāstu and the construction planning of the Vihāra. The topic then shifts to the context of ordination, with a detailed discussion of the rituals related to ordination (Mitra, 1882, pp. 105-109). Both the upper and lower wooden plates are covered with illustrations. It seems that the upper wooden plate contains an illustration of Padmapāṇilokeśvara, and the lower plate has an illustration of Pañcabuddha (Vairocana, Akṣobhya, Ratnasambhava, Amitābha, Amoghasiddhi). "Fols. 1-5, 20, 21, 24-29, 100, 101, 109, 124, 130, 131, 170, and 217-258 are newly written" (Matsunami, 1965, p. 48).

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Catalogue Metadata

Title Kriyāsaṃgrahapañjikā
Alternative Titles Kuladattapañjikā; Kuladatta-Kriyāpañjikā
Repository General Library, The University of Tokyo
Reference Number matsunami_114
Collection Kawaguchi Ekai Collection
Language Sanskrit
Script Nepālākṣara
Subject Classification Buddhist rituals
Date Date not listed
Place of Origin Japan
IIIF Manifest Public IIIF manifest available

Subjects & Keywords

Buddhist rituals