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1. EAP676/12

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP676/12
Title:
Dharma Rāj Vajrācārya 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:
17 folders of TIFF images

2. EAP676/12/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP676/12/1
Title:
Lalitvistara Sūtra
Scope & Content:
Lalitvistara Sūtra is the birth story of the Buddha. This manuscript is in very good condition and nicely written. It is the complete text of the Sūtra. This Sutra is in Sanskrit written in Pracalit Newārī script. The folio size is 40 x12 cm.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
17th century-20th century
Extent:
259 TIFF 54 MB

3. EAP676/12/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP676/12/2
Title:
Saddharmapuṇḍarika Sūtra
Scope & Content:
This Sūtra is called the 'Lotus Sūtra'. This is a popular Buddhist Sūtra. Here is a complete manuscript of the Sūtra. Its text is in Sanskrit and script is Pracalit Newārī. Folios size is 36 x 10 cm.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
17th century-20th century
Extent:
266 TIFF 54 MB

4. EAP676/12/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP676/12/3
Title:
Gaṇḍavyūha Sūtra
Scope & Content:
This Sūtra - 'Gaṇḍavyūha Sūtra mentions about the Compassionate Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara. It is another popular Sūtra in Mahāyāna Buddhism. This manuscript is a Sanskrit Mahāyāna manuscript.Its script is 'Pracalit Newārī'. One side of the folios issmeared with poisonus yellow substance. The ent...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
1795
Extent:
369 TIFF 54 MB

5. EAP676/12/4

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP676/12/4
Title:
Daśabhūmīśvara nāma Mahāyāna Sūtra [Daśabhūmika Sūtra]
Scope & Content:
This manuscript is Daśabhūmika Sūtra. This is a Sanskrit text written in Pracalit Newārī. This has been maintained very satisfactorily. It is written on paper.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
17th century-20th century
Extent:
189 TIFF 54 MB

6. EAP676/12/5

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP676/12/5
Title:
Samādhīrāja Sūtra [Candrapradīpa Sūtra]
Scope & Content:
This manuscript is in Sanskrit written in Pracalit Newārī script. It has very fine writing. Both sides of the folios are smeared with yellow coloured poisonus substance. Size of folios is 37.5X10.5 cm. This Sūtra has been included in the nine Vaipūlya Sūtras by the Newār Buddhists.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
1730
Extent:
238 TIFF 54 Mb

7. EAP676/12/6

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP676/12/6
Title:
Laṅkāvatāra Sūtra
Scope & Content:
This Sūtra deals with mind and mental aspects which is an important text of Yogācāra Buddhism. Its folios are nicely written. Its language is sanscrit and script is Pracalit Newārī. It is in the very good condition. Its size id 44 x 12 cm.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
17th century-20th century
Extent:
133 TIFF 54 MB

8. EAP676/12/8

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP676/12/8
Title:
Avadāna Kathā [Dvāviṃśati]
Scope & Content:
Avadāna Kathā is a text that deals with miscellanous Buddhist stories. Folios are written very clearly in Sanskrit . Script of this manuscript id Pracalit Newārī. This manuscript is incomplete. Some of the folios are missingṢome fourteen folios have been missing.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
17th century-20th century
Extent:
112 TIFF 54 MB

9. EAP676/12/9

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP676/12/9
Title:
Dāna Ratnākara
Scope & Content:
Somebody Daibajña Dharaṇidhara copied this manuscript. This is the book of generosity (Dāna). It has nice and clean writing text is in Sanskrit language. Its script is Pracalit Newārī.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
17th century-20th century
Extent:
81 TIFF 54 MB

10. EAP676/12/10

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP676/12/10
Title:
Grahamātrikā
Scope & Content:
This is the manuscript of Grahamātrikā. But this manuscript is fragmentory. It is in Sanskrit written with Pracalit Newari script. Out of more than forty folios, it has only six folios extant. Size of folios is 20X7.5 cm.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
17th century-20th century
Extent:
11 TIFF 54 MB

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