Bijeshwori monastery is located outside of Kathmandu on the banks of the Vishnumati in a secluded place. Although its basically follows the pattern of a Buddhist monastery, it has, in addition to the Buddha image, a three-storey temple which houses a mystic goddess of Tantric origin named Bidyad...
Sharfabad Bedil Library Trust, Karachi - Pakistan, a collection of Urdu books and literary journals.
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This collection contains digital images of 15 Urdu language periodicals. The periodicals cover many different subjects including history, religion, poetry, social and economic issues, letters, illustrations, criticism, travelouge, juvenile literature, women literature, etc. Custodial history: T...
Monthly "Mastana Jogi" very popular Urdu periodica published from Lahore and Dehli. It contains articles about religion, health, traditional medicine and philosophy etc. A popular monthly for years. The contents were most eclectic, and included essays on Hindu religion, medicine, bhakti and myst...
Sarai Rare Books Collection. Mostly pre-Independence texts. Custodial history: Eclectic Collection housing innumerable books. We focussed on there Sanskrit Hindi Pre Independence Collection. Owner(s) of original material: CSDS. Arrangement: Accession Number for each Item is assigned.
The Iswar Pratyabhijna Karika of Shaivite Master Utpaldeva was commented in two different version small (Vritti ) and large( Vivritti ). These 2 Versions were inturn commented upon by Abhinava in Two Versions the Vimarshini which is this Present Text and Bigger Brahti Vimarshini. These 5 Texts c...
Cham manuscripts collected by Mr. Thanh Phan, from Phuoc Nhon Village
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36 Cham manuscripts, paper, collected by Mr. Thanh Phan. Subjects include religious ceremonies, traditional customs, Cham Kings, Mantras, ritual guides for building houses, fortune telling, rice field records, poems. Manuscripts were collected for research. purposes by Mr. Thanh Phan, a Cham sch...
Mantras used to cure enchantments. 8 pages. Cham manuscripts, handmade paper, bound as a book with threads, no covers, written in Chinese ink, Akhar Thrah sript. Size: 26.5cm x 18cm. The condition of the manuscript is deteriorating.
Cham manuscripts inherited by Mr. Truong Thanh Huan, from Van Lam Village
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38 Cham manuscripts, paper, originally belonged to Mr. Truong Thanh Huan. Subjects include: Bani's holy bible, religious ceremonies, Rija ritual, Mantras, fortune telling, legends, education, Cham calendar. Manuscripts were collected for research purposes by Mr. Thanh Phan. 38 manuscripts of ha...