Religion and philosophy, mostly Buddhist, some Hindu, rites and rituals
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Translations of select Buddhist texts, Nepali Buddhist chronicles and legends, Buddhism (philosophy, practice and rituals), common Hindu and Buddhist deities, fairs, festivals and religious fasts of Nepal. Most of the translation, summary and notes in this volume are the work of one of Hodgson's...
Language and vocabulary, customs and manners of different ethnic groups and letters of personal and academic correspondence
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Various Asian ethnic groups, their languages and customs, Hodgson's correspondence with scholars working on Oriental studies including languages. Ethnic groups and languages covered are: Horpa, Sogpa, Sipanese, Tibetan, Indo-Chinese, Tamulian, different Himalayan dialects, Badhak, Khangur, Vayu ...
Comparative analysis of different ethnic languages including Horpa, Sogpa or Hor-Sog, Sifanese, ethnic Tibetan, Himalayan, Indo-Chinese and Tamulian, four copies of each, some incomplete but fair and some complete but rough. Includes some personal letters and a list of American vegetable seeds b...
Mainly languages and vocabularies of different ethnic groups of Nepal, lists of Buddhist deities and texts (Tibetan and Sanskrit), unique example of Limbu alphabet, Tibetan block-prints of yantras, academic correspondence of Hodgson.
Published material related to ethnography and languages, studies on various tribes and languages together with 1831 domestic price list for Calcutta market.
Collection of Buddhist-tantrik manuscripts from different sources, includes mantras, tantras, art and architecture, iconography, Buddhist prayers plus some other secular materials.
Sanskrit Buddhist manuscripts, chronicles and historical materials related to Newar Malla rulers of Nepal
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Sanskrit-Newari Buddhist texts, description of tantrik Buddhist deities, Buddhist prayers, list of Buddhist monasteries, historical chronicles related to the Newar Malla rulers and an historical account of Siddhinarsingh Malla of Patan.
Materials mostly dealing with Buddhism, including list of deities, texts, selected terms, objects, receipts for payment for copying Buddhist manuscripts, some historical accounts, copies of palm-leaf documents related to land transactions.