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Reference (shelfmark):: EAP790/7
Title:: Smriti Shrestha Collection
Scope & Content:: This collection has a very interesting story. It was recovered by a student of Buddhism who after the devastating earthquake of 2015 in Nepal made survey of Buddhist Viharas in Thimi, a small medieval Newar town in Bhaktapur district. In the mound of debris of an abandoned Vihara, she saw some p...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Nepali, Newari, and Sanskrit
Date Range:: 17th century-19th century
Extent:: 72 TIFF images

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

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

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP790/11/11
Title:: Amara Kosa
Scope & Content:: It is a grammar book that was popular in Nepal during the medieval times to study Sanskrit literature. It is incomplete. Five folios are missing. It was written in Nepal Samvat 997. It is in Sanskrit language and Devanagari script. Some folios are missing from this volume. its size is 23X10.5 CM...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Sanskrit
Date Range:: 18th century
Extent:: 128 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP790/12/4
Title:: Sri Svasthani Vrata Katha
Scope & Content:: This is a religious story called Svasthani Vrata Katha. It is in Newari language written with Devanagari script. It was written in 1904 VS.Its size is 33.5X14.5 CMs. 1847 CE Extent: Folios: 143
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Newari
Date Range:: 17th century
Extent:: 149 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP790/12/5
Title:: Dvadasa Tirtha Yagu Bakham
Scope & Content:: This manuscript is about the story of twelve holy pilgrimages in Kathmandu valley popular among the Newar Buddhists of Kathmandu valley. This is in Newari language written with Devanagari script. This manuscript is in good condition. The scribe is Tej Ratna Vajracharya. It was copied in 1091 Nep...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Newari
Date Range:: 17th century
Extent:: 132 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP790/12/7
Title:: Kabira Kumaraya Bakham
Scope & Content:: This is a story of Kabir Kumarain Newari language. Its script is Pracalit Newari. Folios are in good condition but folios 5 to 290 and 342 to 369 are missing. The folio size is 30X16.5 CMs Extent: Folios: 45
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Newari
Date Range:: 18th century
Extent:: 99 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP790/12/9
Title:: Sudhana Rajkumara Katha, Mahasattva Rajkumara Katha
Scope & Content:: This manuscript is a collection of two Newari stories Sudhana Rajkumara Katha and Mahasattva Rajkumara Katha. It is in Newari language and Pracalit Newari Script. It is in good condition. It has one miniature of Buddha image. Extent: Folios: 80
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Newari
Date Range:: 17th century
Extent:: 83 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP790/12/16
Title:: Vividha Dharani, Stotra
Scope & Content:: This manuscript contains various Dharani and Stotra such as Basudharanama Stotra, Vajravidaraninama Dharani, Ganapatinama Dharani, Ushnishavijayanama Dharani, and Arya Parnasavari mahamari Prasamaninama Dharani. These are in Sanskrit language and Pracalit Newari script. This manuscript is in goo...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Sanskrit
Date Range:: 19th century
Extent:: 32 TIFF images

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