Buddhism and Buddhist account of Nepal relating to history and Buddhism of Nepal (Persian and Urdu documents mostly translated from Nepali, Newari and Sanskrit)
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Buddhist account of Nepal from Svayaṃbhūpurāṇa, early history, notes on Dhyani and Manushi Buddhas, copies of old (medieval) palm-leaf (tāḍapatra) documents, the chaturvarṇa lakṣaṇa or marks of four Bauddha orders, account of Bandya yātrā (Bānḍā jātrā=saṃyak); Nepali and English title descriptio...
Buddhism, topography, Newar castes and traditional festivals, name list of Gorkhali rulers and dignitaries of Nepal (Persian and Urdu documents mostly translated from Nepali, Newari and Sanskrit)
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Buddhist caturvarṇa from Kṛyāsamuccya, account of the Swayambhunath chaitya, description of Pancha-Buddha with svabhāvarūpa and tantra, description of the Tri-ratna (Buddha, dharma and sangha) and pañcaviṃśtisāhaśrikā prajnāpāramitā, itinerary to Bhoṭa (Tibet), traditional jātrās, Buddhist aṃnāy...
Newar accounts: caste and religious texts; vaṃśāvali: history of Nepal and some miscellaneous materials (Persian and Urdu documents mostly translated from Nepali, Newari and Sanskrit)
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Miscellaneous notes relating to revenue (general), revenue from the Tarai (Morang District), 28 major castes and sub-castes of Buddhist and Hindu Newars from Brahmin to Phogin (Kusule?), some street names of Kathmandu, a few names of Persian traders and the Munshi of the British Residency, notes...
Buddhism, Newars: religion and marriage feasts, genealogy of Nepali kings, lists of streets and major gates of Kathmandu, courts of Nepal (Persian and Urdu documents mostly translated from Nepali, Newari, Sanskrit and Tibetan)
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Description of Bodhgaya by Amritananda, description of Dharmadhatumandala (Buddhism), courts (adālats) of the city, description of Kagyur (bKa'-'gyur), Newar wedding banquets, notes on King Brahmadatta (?), notes on Swayambhunath chaitya, Newar religion, name list of streets and gates of Kathman...
Buddhism, legal system, topography (routes), economy (revenue and taxation, agriculture), Buddhist and Hindu manuscript books (Persian and Urdu documents mostly translated from Nepali, Newari, Sanskrit and Tibetan)
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Newar Buddhist monasteries; economy, traditions and customs, description of the Dharmadhatumandala, courts of Nepal: crimes and punishments, agricultural calendar of the Valley, tale of Simraungadh, route to Lhasa by Abdul Rasol and Muktar Beg, route from Nepal (Kathmandu) west to Sabathu, list ...
Buddhism, Hinduism, society and ethnography; Hindu castes and tribes, army, economy; tax, agriculture, salaries, topography (routes), account of Nepal's war with British India and some of the bordering states of India (Persian and Urdu documents mostly
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Description of different sects of Buddhist monks, accounts of sati ceremonies observed in 1826, 1830 and 1845 AD, list of Hindu and Buddhist deities, list of Hindu castes and tribes and various sects of each caste, Buddhism, Buddhist philosophy, abstracts of 19th chapter of the Prajnāpārmitā, tr...
Economy, topography, legal system, history, list of manuscripts (Persian and Urdu documents mostly translated from Nepali, Newari, Sanskrit and Tibetan)
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Some Persian terms, letters related to land revenue and prices of commodities, routes from Kathmandu and distances between various villages, revenue from Saptari and Mahottari (VE 1886), description of Morang district by Jatanlal (March 1842), revenue from five other provinces of the Tarai (1840...