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Mañjuśrī­mūla­kalpa

matsunami_275 · General Library, The University of Tokyo

Sanskrit Nepālākṣara Script Buddhist tantra and ritual
Repository General Library, The University of Tokyo
Reference No. matsunami_275
Language Sanskrit
Date Date not listed

About this Manuscript

"The Mañjuśrī­mūla­kalpa is the largest and most important single text devoted to Mañjuśrī, the bodhisattva of wisdom. A revealed scripture, it is, by its own classification, both a Mahāyāna sūtra and a Mantrayāna kalpa (manual of rites). Because of its ritual content, it was later classified as a Kriyā tantra and assigned, based on the hierarchy of its deities, to the Tathāgata subdivision of this class. The Sanskrit text as we know it today was probably compiled throughout the eighth century ᴄᴇ and several centuries thereafter. What makes this text special is that, unlike most other Kriyā tantras, it not only describes the ritual procedures, but also explains them in terms of general Buddhist philosophy, Mahāyāna ethics, and the esoteric principles of the early Mantrayāna (later called Vajrayāna), with an emphasis on their soteriological aims." (Source: 84000 https://84000.co/translation/toh543 )

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matsunami_275 · General Library, The University of Tokyo

Catalogue Metadata

Title Mañjuśrī­mūla­kalpa
Alternative Titles Mañjuśrī­mūla­kalpa, Mañjuśriyo mūla-kalpa-bodhisattva-piṭakâvataṃsaka-mahāyāna-vaipulyasūtra [fragment, Ch. 19, Ch. 49 and Ch. 50]' (Matsunami)
Repository General Library, The University of Tokyo
Reference Number matsunami_275
Collection Takakusu Junjiro Collection
Language Sanskrit
Script Nepālākṣara
Subject Classification Buddhist tantra and ritual
Date Date not listed
Place of Origin Japan
IIIF Manifest Public IIIF manifest available

Subjects & Keywords

Buddhist tantra and ritual