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Mahākālatantra

matsunami_287 · General Library, The University of Tokyo

Sanskrit Nepālākṣara Script Tantra
Repository General Library, The University of Tokyo
Reference No. matsunami_287
Language Sanskrit
Date Date not listed

About this Manuscript

The Mahākālatantra is a tantric text focused on Mahākāla, revered in Vajrayāna Buddhism and Śākta/Śaiva traditions. It details rituals, mantras, and mystical rites for supernatural attainments and worldly control, covering topics such as the origin of Mahākāla, fire altars and rituals, mantras, Vajrābhiṣeka, deity worship, and corpse rituals. It also includes practical rites for affection, obstruction, stupefaction, death, rain prevention, pacifying Saturn, removing disturbances, and controlling kingdoms (Mitra, 172). This mss is a fragment.

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matsunami_287 · General Library, The University of Tokyo

Catalogue Metadata

Title Mahākālatantra
Repository General Library, The University of Tokyo
Reference Number matsunami_287
Collection Kawaguchi Ekai Collection
Language Sanskrit
Script Nepālākṣara
Subject Classification Tantra
Date Date not listed
Place of Origin Japan
IIIF Manifest Public IIIF manifest available

Subjects & Keywords

Tantra