Collection Area: Endangered Archives Programme / Subject: Literature - British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue Search Results

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP790/17/1
Title:: Svasthani Vrata Katha
Scope & Content:: This is a Hindu religious text that discuss about the female deity Sri Svasthani. It discusses about Saivite and Vaisnavite deities. The practice of the Vrata is still lively in Nepal. People observe a month long vrata practice and listenstory recitation for the period. This story is recited in ...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Newari
Date Range:: 19th century
Extent:: 298 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP790/18
Title:: Saundryavati Shakya Collection
Scope & Content:: This collection belongs to a Buddhist family migrated during the early modern period from Kathmandu to Tansen in Palpa. A small Buddhist Newar community exist in this town. They did every effort to keep alive Newar Buddhist culture out of core Newar civilization. Therefore, they still possess Bu...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Nepali, Newari, and Sanskrit
Date Range:: 16th century-20th century
Extent:: 223 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP790/18/3
Title:: Vividha Stotra
Scope & Content:: This manuscript is the collection of miscellaneous Stotras. There are some 15 Buddhist Stotras in this collection. They all are in Sanskrit written with Devanagari script. They were copied in 1960 VS. 1903 CE Extent: Folios: 39
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Sanskrit
Date Range:: 20th century
Extent:: 39 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP790/18/6
Title:: Namasamgiti; Lokesvara Stotra
Scope & Content:: This is Buddhist tantra and Stotra manuscript. It is in Sanskrit written with Pracalit Newari. It is in good condition. Its size is 26X10 CMs. Extent: Folios: 19
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Sanskrit
Date Range:: 17th century
Extent:: 22 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP790/18/8
Title:: Shakyamuni Stava
Scope & Content:: This is a Stotra manuscript. It is dedicated to Shakyamuni. It is in sanskrit and Devanagari script. This paper manuscript is in good condition. Its size is 29X43 CMs. Extent: Folios: 2
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Sanskrit
Date Range:: 17th century
Extent:: 3 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP790/19
Title:: Ratna Man Shakya Collection
Scope & Content:: This collection is possed by a Buddhist Newar in Kathmandu who has ancestral ties with Buddhists of Palpa and some other hilly townships. Texts in this collection are mainly ritual texts, Stotra, Sutra and Purana. Newar Buddhists still use those kinds of texts. Extent: 7 files
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Nepali, Newari, and Sanskrit
Date Range:: 16th century-17th century
Extent:: 361 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP790/19/2
Title:: Stotra Samgraha
Scope & Content:: This manuscript is the collection of Buddhist Stotras. They are in sanskrit and Devanagari scripts. Its material is paper which is damaged. Its size is 12X16 CMs. Extent: Folios: 29
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Newari and Sanskrit
Date Range:: 17th century
Extent:: 35 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP790/19/3
Title:: Vividha Stotra Samgraha
Scope & Content:: This is a collection of Buddhist Stotras such as Charapati Stotra, Tara Stotra and so on. The are in sanskrit language and Pracalit Newari script.This is a paper folded book. It is old and partly damaged. Its size is 18.5X8 CMs. Extent: Folios: 42
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Sanskrit
Date Range:: 17th century
Extent:: 25 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP790/20
Title:: Vikram Subedi Collection
Scope & Content:: The present owner inherited this manuscript from his father. This manuscript is a Samhita derived from the Yajurveda. Every manuscripts may have their own stories of creation, use and survival. This manuscript has survived near end at a paper recycling plant. In the mound of paper rubbles collec...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Nepali, Newari, and Sanskrit
Date Range:: 19th century
Extent:: 204 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP790/21
Title:: Amrit Ratna Shakya Collection
Scope & Content:: This is one of the significant manuscripts in private possession. Manuscripts in this collections mostly derived from Hinduism. It also has very old Palm leaves manuscripts.It has different types of manuscripts covering wide variety of themes. Extent: 123 files
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Nepali, Newari, and Sanskrit
Date Range:: 16th century-20th century
Extent:: 7197 TIFF images

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