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Reference (shelfmark):: EAP790/9
Title:: Naresh Shakya Collection
Scope & Content:: This collector is from Patan who is an art dealer. He also has some manuscript collections containing to rituals and art. Very rare manuscripts are in this collection pthat are extremely important in Buddhist cultureal behaviour and practices. This collection has very old manuscripts. Extent: 4...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Nepali, Newari, and Sanskrit
Date Range:: 17th century-19th century
Extent:: 245 TIFF images

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

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):: EAP790/13
Title:: Anonymus Collector
Scope & Content:: This collector is from Kathmandu.This collection has only one manuscript. It is a manuscript of Goddess Durga. It is important for Hindus to perform religious ritual of the goddess. Extent: 1 file
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Nepali, Newari, and Sanskrit
Date Range:: 18th century
Extent:: 53 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP790/14
Title:: Chakra Ratna Shakya Collection
Scope & Content:: This collection, which is in Patan, is one of the significant private collections of Buddhist manuscripts written with Newari scripts. Those wrere written during the medieval times. These are very important manuscripts both in terms of religious practice and academic discourses. Some of the text...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Nepali, Newari, and Sanskrit
Date Range:: 17th century-19th century
Extent:: 243 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP790/15
Title:: Mani Ratna Shakya Collection
Scope & Content:: This collection is in Itumbahal, Kathmandu. The collector is an astrologer and a Buddhist. The manuscripts were written and colleted by his ancestors. He inherited this collection. This collection has important Buddhist manuscripts. Extent: 16 files
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Nepali, Newari, and Sanskrit
Date Range:: 16th century-18th century
Extent:: 463 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP790/16
Title:: Nirmala KC Collection
Scope & Content:: This collection was recovered in Bhaktapur. She made this collection by herself. It has Tantric texts both Buddhist and Hindu Tantras. It also has a text on Hindu polity. Extent: 5 files
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Nepali, Newari, and Sanskrit
Date Range:: 17th century-20th century
Extent:: 63 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP790/17
Title:: Manish Shakya Collection
Scope & Content:: This collection is inherited by the present owner. This collection has Hindu text. It belongs to a Buddhist. However, the text is old and written in Newari language. This is important to understand religiosity of Shaiva Newars. It also respresents religious harmony and syncretism as as these are...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Nepali, Newari, and Sanskrit
Date Range:: 18th century-19th century
Extent:: 331 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

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