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1. EAP676/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP676/1
Title:
Nirmala collection
Scope & Content:
Collection of manuscripts in private ownership
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Newari and Sanskrit
Date Range:
17th century-20th century
Extent:
25 folders of TIFF images

2. EAP676/1/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP676/1/1
Title:
Daśa Kriyā
Scope & Content:
This is a ritual text dealing with ten life cycle rituals. All the Buddhist have to observe ten life cycle ritual as written in this text. They do it. A Vajrācārya priest always leads and presides such rituals. It starts from birth and ends at death. All the ritual sections within the main ritual...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Newari and Sanskrit
Date Range:
17th century-20th century
Extent:
7 TIFF images, 54 MB

3. EAP676/1/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP676/1/2
Title:
Tithi Phala Vicāra
Scope & Content:
This is an astronomical text. Basically it is a Hindu text. Many of the Vajrācāryas from Buddhist community in Lalitpur mastered in astrology and worked accordingly since the medieval times. They use even Hindu astrological and other text for the use of Buddhists in such purposes. It discuses abo...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Newari and Sanskrit
Date Range:
17th century-20th century
Extent:
26 TIFF images 54 MB

4. EAP676/1/6

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP676/1/6
Title:
Saptavimśatikā Ketrayā Vidhi
Scope & Content:
it is a ritual mantra text written in 2 long pages in Nepali paper. Sanskrit and Newārī are used in the text. Newārī is generally used in manuscripts to provide explanation to Sanskrit injuctions or provide instructions.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Newari and Sanskrit
Date Range:
17th century-20th century
Extent:
5 TIFF images, 54 MB

5. EAP676/1/16

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP676/1/16
Title:
Dākakṛta Kākaparikṣā
Scope & Content:
this is a hindu ritual text. It is a folded book of 31 folios written on both sides.its size is 12.5 X 6 CMs. Its author is Daka. It is in Sanskrit written with Pracalit Newārī script. T is not comple. Some folios are missing.it has several seed syllables table
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Newari and Sanskrit
Date Range:
17th century-20th century
Extent:
32 TIFF 54 MB

6. EAP676/1/25

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP676/1/25
Title:
Śuka Saptatī Saptavāra Kathā Saṁgraha Caritra Kathā
Scope & Content:
This manuscript ''Śuka Saptatī Saptavāra Kathā Saṁgraha or the Carita Kathā is a Hindu text. It is a Hindu story written in Newārī language. Its script is Pracalit Newārī. Altogether 196 folios are extant. but in total 126 folios are missing. It was written in Nepal Samvat 874 (1763 CE). it was c...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Newari
Date Range:
17th century-20th century
Extent:
240 TIFF 54 Mb

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