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EAP676/1/13
- Record Id:
- 040-002851181
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002851168
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100023625596.0x00000e
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP676/1/13
- Title:
- Pañcarakṣā Sūtra
- Scope & Content:
- Pancaraksa Sutra (sutra of the Five Protective deities) is a very popular and common text of newar Buddhists. This Sutra contains both Sutra and Dhāraṇī contents. This is recited during performing Pancarakshya rituals and worships for mundane benefits. its rituals are performed to ward off evil omens. This text is found from small to larger versions. Mss 013 has only 32 folios which is complete. It is in Sanskrit language written with Pracalit Newārī script. its colophon mentions the name of the scribe as Ratna Sagar vajracĀrya of Tao baha. It was copied in Nepal samvat (Nepal Era) 898 or 1787 CE.. It also contains miniatures of the five transcendental Buddhas.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Survey of Buddhist Sanskrit manuscripts in Lalitpur, Kathmandu valley, Nepal
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002851168
040-002851181 - Is part of:
- EAP676/1 : Nirmala collection
EAP676/1/13 : Pañcarakṣā Sūtra - Hierarchy:
- 032-002851168[0013]/040-002851181
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP676/1
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 33 TIFF 54 MB
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP676-1-13 (opens in a new tab)
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Sanskrit
- Scripts:
- Prachalit Nepal
- Start Date:
- 1778
- End Date:
- 1778
- Date Range:
- 1778
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
- User Conditions:
- For research purposes only
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- Information About Copies:
- Lotus Research Center and Central Department of History
- Information About Originals:
- Nimala KC Collection
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)