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Collection Area Endangered Archives Programme Project / Collection Newar medieval manuscripts

391. EAP790/9/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP790/9/1
Title:
Durgatiparishodhana Mukhakhyana
Scope & Content:
This manuscript is an important text that purifies the deceased persons. It is in sanskrit and Pracalit Newari script.It is a paper manuscript which looks quite old. It has 37 hasta mudra sketches. Its folio size is 19X8 CMs. Extent: Folios: 11
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
13 TIFF images

392. EAP790/9/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP790/9/2
Title:
Pancharaksha Sutrani
Scope & Content:
This manuscript is Pancharaksha Sutra. Its language is sanskrit written with Pracalit Newari script. Its condition is good. It was copied by Sri Vajracharya in 943 NS. Its folio size is 20X6 CMs. 1823 CE Extent: Folios: 170
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
19th century
Extent:
178 TIFF images

393. EAP790/9/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP790/9/3
Title:
Vashikarana Mantra tatha Vidhi
Scope & Content:
This manuscript is about controlling others through mantras. It has been considered ''Ku Vidya lit. bad education. It is used by Shamans to impress and control others.This text has skeches of Siddhi ganesha, Mandala, and human and animal figures. These kinds of manuscripts are considered not goo...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Newari
Date Range:
16th century
Extent:
28 TIFF images

394. EAP790/9/4

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP790/9/4
Title:
Tanoratri ya Vidhi
Scope & Content:
This is a Hindu manuscript of fire ritual.It has complete folios and in good condition. It has five sketches of ritual implements, and 10 images of deities depicted on different folios. It is a scroll type book. Extent: Folios: 23
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
26 TIFF images

395. EAP790/10

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP790/10
Title:
Naresh Bir Shakya Collection
Scope & Content:
This collection belongs to a Buddhist who has no other manuscript except one that was inherited from his ancesters. This single manuscript is very important due to theme, existing miniatures, cover design. This manuscript remained in practical use for considerably a longer time. The finger marks...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Nepali, Newari, and Sanskrit
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
184 TIFF images

396. EAP790/10/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP790/10/1
Title:
Pancharaksa Sutra
Scope & Content:
This manuscript is Pancharaksa Sutra. Its is very nicely written. It is in sanskrit written with Pracalit Newari script. It is in very good condiyon. It was written by Sri Saswat Vajra from Lalitpur. It was written in 776 Nepal Samvat. The Images of Pancharaksa deities are very nicely depicted i...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
184 TIFF images

397. EAP790/11

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP790/11
Title:
Anuj Vajracharya Collection
Scope & Content:
This collection was recovered in a very small traditional town of Bungamati south of Patan. It is the home town of Bungadyo Aryavalokitesvara, a very famous deity in Newar Buddhism. The collection has miscellanous manuscripts. It has Buddhist and Hindu religious manuscripts as well as texts on a...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Nepali, Newari, and Sanskrit
Date Range:
16th century-18th century
Extent:
733 TIFF images

398. EAP790/11/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP790/11/1
Title:
Ashtami Vrata Mahatmya
Scope & Content:
This mansuscript is the glorification of fasting ritual of Amoghapasa Lokesvara or Karunamaya, one of the forms of Avalokitesvara. The fasting rituals of various deities has been a very popular religious observance among the Buddhist Newars of Kathmandu valley. This ritual is called ''Dhalam Dan...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Newari
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
155 TIFF images

399. EAP790/11/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP790/11/2
Title:
Paramartha Namasamgiti
Scope & Content:
This manuscript is Namasamgiti, a text thet highlights the role and importance of Bodhisattva Manjusri. This Bodhisattva keeps greater role in the cultural domain of Newar Buddhist that has connection with the Manjusri in Mt. Wu Tai in Shanxi, China. Various lively religious ritual are extant am...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
16th century
Extent:
30 TIFF images

400. EAP790/11/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP790/11/3
Title:
Chanakya Niti
Scope & Content:
This is a manuscript on ancient Indian polity. Chanakya himself has been a famous intellectual celebrity from ancient times in the Indian civilization. The ideas contained in this texts are his ideas and teachings of that contemporary socity which can equally be applied in the present times. It ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
85 TIFF images

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