Collection Area: Endangered Archives Programme / Level: [36] Series - British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue Search Results

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP310/2/1
Title:: The Kanjur Canon
Scope & Content:: The Kanjur manuscript contains 108 volumes including 16 volumes of Sher phyin, 6 volumes of dKon brtsegs, 6 volumes of Phal chen, 4 volumes of Myang 'das, ... volumes of mDo sde, … volumes of rGyud and 13 volumes of 'Dul ba. The canon includes the earliest sermons of the Buddha, the dialogues be...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tibetan
Date Range:: 1650-1950
Extent:: 106 folders containing 46,202 TIFF images; 1,012GB

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP310/2/2
Title:: Thor bu
Scope & Content:: The Thorbu collection contains a wide range of texts on subjects such as meditation, philosophy, ritual, history, poetry, language and medicine. 29 volumes of manuscripts on paper in loose leaf poti format. Dates of original material: unknown Script(s) of material: Tibetan dBu can, dBu med and...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tibetan
Date Range:: 1650-1950
Extent:: 209 folders containing 4,485 TIFF images; 166.3 GB

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP310/3/1
Title:: bKa' brgyad
Scope & Content:: The bKa' brgyad manuscript contains 10 volumes of bKa' brgyad texts, which were rediscovered by Nyang ral Nyi ma 'Od zer and deal with worship of and meditation on the eight classes of wrathful deities. This cycle forms one of the three major cycles of teachings on the wrathful Buddha practices ...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tibetan
Date Range:: 1650-1950
Extent:: 10 folders containing 2,718 TIFF images; 100GB

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP310/3/2
Title:: dGongs 'dus
Scope & Content:: The dGongs 'dus series contains 14 volumes of dGongs 'dus texts and illustrations, which were rediscovered by Sangs rgyas Gling pa and deal with worship of and meditation on the deity dGongs pa 'dus pa. This cycle forms one of the three major cycles of teachings on the wrathful Buddha practices ...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tibetan
Date Range:: 1650-1950
Extent:: 14 folders containing 4,251 TIFF images; 154GB

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP310/3/3
Title:: Thor bu
Scope & Content:: The Thorbu collection. 35 volumes of manuscripts on paper in loose leaf poti format. Dates of original material: unknown Script(s) of material: Tibetan dBu can, dBu med and 'Bru tsha script.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tibetan
Date Range:: 1650-1950
Extent:: 35 folders containing 7,838 TIFF images; 271GB

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP310/4/1
Title:: rNying ma rGyud 'bum
Scope & Content:: The rNying ma rGyud 'bum canon contains 46 volumes of rNying ma tantras and 1 volume of catalogue and the account of the rNying ma rGyud 'bum canon by 'Jigs med Gling pa. The canon contains tantric texts some of which are translations of known Indian tantras in Sanskrit and some of which are all...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tibetan
Date Range:: 1650-1950
Extent:: 47 folders containing 20,779 TIFF images; 743 GB

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP310/4/2
Title:: Thor bu
Scope & Content:: The Thorbu collection contain 73 volumes. 73 volumes of manuscripts on paper in loose leaf poti format. Dates of original material: unknown Script(s) of material: Tibetan dBu can, dBu med and 'Bru tsha scripts.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tibetan
Date Range:: 1650-1950
Extent:: 73 folders containing 15,656 TIFF images; 543GB

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP314/1/2
Title:: Petition Notebooks [1915-1938]
Scope & Content:: This series consists of hand written petitions send to Ananji Thevar and his son Pinna Thevar respectively grand father and father of the Current Document Holder Thavamani Thevar. These are contained in school notebooks (varying between 40 to 80 pages) from villages under the jurisdiction of the...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tamil
Date Range:: 1915-1938
Extent:: 465 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP314/1/3
Title:: Copper plates issued by King Thirumalai Nayakar [Mid 17th century]
Scope & Content:: This series contains three copper plates were issued by the Nayak King Thirumalai Nayakar who rule Madurai in the middle of the 17th century to Pinna Tevar who was the first Pramalai Kallar headman bearing a royal title bestowed on him by the king. The current document holder, Tavamani Tevar is ...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tamil
Date Range:: Mid 17th century
Extent:: 6 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP314/3/3
Title:: Land Transactions [1865-1937]
Scope & Content:: This series contains receipts for the land tax collected by the Siruvalai Zamin on behalf of the Ganesha temple for the period 1865-1937 and notices to sell the lands in open auctions. 26 printed and handwritten paper documents. Various formats.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: English and Tamil
Date Range:: 1865-1937
Extent:: 50 TIFF images

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