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1. EAP790/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP790/1
Title:
Gyankar Vajracharya Collection
Scope & Content:
This collection of manuscripts belongs to Mr. Gyankar Vajracharya who lives in Bhaktapur. He is a traditional Newari painter by profession. He is very much aware on significance of tangible heritages such as manuscripts. His entire collection is developed by himself. This collection has Buddhist...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Nepali, Newari, and Sanskrit
Date Range:
15th century-20th century
Extent:
6825 TIFF images

2. EAP790/1/42

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP790/1/42
Title:
Newari Bhajan
Scope & Content:
The subject of this manuscript is the praise of gods known as Bhajan in the Newari tradition in the Kathmandu valley. The culture of singing of Bhajan is a lively Newari religious culture in Nepal. So, there is the high religious value of this types of manuscripts. Newar people still lay top pri...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Newari
Date Range:
15th century
Extent:
23 TIFF images

3. EAP790/1/97

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP790/1/97
Title:
Vetala
Scope & Content:
This manuscript is about Vetala, a mythological figure in Newari popular cultural tradition. It is written in Newari. This text is a kind of story. Its condition is alright. Extent: Folios: 103
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Newari
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
108 TIFF images

4. EAP790/1/104

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP790/1/104
Title:
Caca Giti
Scope & Content:
Caca is also known as Charya giti. It is the Tantric songs of Vajrayana Buddhism. Those songs are the part of Tantric ritual performances extant only in the Newar Tantric tradition. This manuscript is in Newari and sanskrit languages written with Pracalit Newari script. It is a paper manuscript ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Newari and Sanskrit
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
94 TIFF images

5. EAP790/1/118

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP790/1/118
Title:
Vasana Vidhi
Scope & Content:
It is a Hindu ritual text. This manuscript is from the early medieval period in Nepal. It is related to Advaita Vedanta tradition. It is in Classical Newari language written with Pracalit Newari script. Its condition is old but OK. Extent: Folios: 34
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Newari
Date Range:
15th century
Extent:
37 TIFF images

6. EAP790/1/166

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP790/1/166
Title:
Records of Deceased Kings and Wives burnt on pyre, Preta Sraddha Vidhi
Scope & Content:
It is a palm leaves manuscript dealing with two boos. Firstly, it has the record of deceased Kings and his queens brunt on pyre as a prevailing tradition of the Sati. The other book is that of a ritual related to the ghost. Its Newari language and Pracalit Newari script. Its condition is alright...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Newari
Date Range:
12th century
Extent:
7 TIFF images

7. EAP790/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP790/2
Title:
Suprasanna Vajracharya Collection
Scope & Content:
This collection belongs to a son of an eminent Pandit from Patan. The Pandit was well known ritual performer and a scholar of Buddhism. His son inherited those manuscripts after his demise. These are Buddhist manuscripts mainly dealing with Sutra, Stotra, Rituals, Puja Vidhi, Tantra, Tantric son...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Nepali, Newari, and Sanskrit
Date Range:
15th century-19th century
Extent:
1096 TIFF images

8. EAP790/2/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP790/2/1
Title:
Stotra ǀ Bakham
Scope & Content:
This manuscript is Stotra and traditional stories. It has six separate books of Stotra and stories. Those books are Dipamkaraya Bakham, Srimad Aryavalokitesvara Bhattaraka Stotra, Manju Dharana Stotra, Chanrakanta Bhikshunikrita Avalokitesvara Stotra, Kshatapada Svayambhu Stotra, and Pancha Budd...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Newari and Sanskrit
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
31 TIFF images

9. EAP790/8

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP790/8
Title:
Nir Harsha Bajracharya Collection
Scope & Content:
This collection is recovered in Banepa, an ancient Newar township east of Kathmandu valley. His collection has very rare manuscript of a traditional religious game called Chiba Kasa. It is rarely found in Nepal. Extent: 1 file
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Nepali, Newari, and Sanskrit
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
2 TIFF images

10. 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