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Composite Manuscript (Avadāna and Kathā texts)
matsunami_29 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Nepālākṣara
This is a composite manuscript contains 27 Avadāna and Kathā texts: Brāhmaṇadārikāvadāna (4th chapter of the Divyāvadāna); Stutibrāhmaṇadārikāvadāna (5th chapter of the Divyāvadāna); Viśvantarāvadāna; Pānadānakathā (13th chapter of the Dvāviṃśaty-avadāna-kathā); Puṇyaprotsāhakathā (1st chapter of the Dvāviṃśaty-avadāna-kathā); praṇāmakathā-parivarta (16th chapter of the Dvāviṃśaty-avadāna-kathā); Maṇḍalakathā-parivarta (11th chapter of the Dvāviṃśatyavadānakathā); Vastradānakathā-parivarta (14th chapter of the Dvāviṃśatyavadānakathā); Kuṃkumādidānakathā-parivarta (7th chapter of the Dvāviṃśatyavadānakathā); Dhātvavaropanakathā-parivarta/Dhātvāvalopanakathā-parivarta (10th chapter of the Dvāviṃśatyavadānakathā); Vapuṣmāvadāna ( 21st chapter of the Dvāviṃśatyavadānakathā); Puṇyakāmakathā (5th chapter of the Dvāviṃśatyavadānakathā); Jīrṇoddhāraṇastūpabimbakathā (6th chapter of the Dvāviṃśatyavadānakathā); Dānakathā (the 4th chapter of the Dvāviṃśatyavadānakathā); Chatradānakathā (9th chapter of the Dvāviṃśatyavadānakathā); Annadānabhojanakathā-parivarta (12th chapter of the Dvāviṃśatyavadānakathā); Puṣpārohaṇakathā (15th chapter of the Dvāviṃśatyavadānakathā); Ujvālikādānakathā ( 17th chapter of the Dvāviṃśatyavadānakathā); Suvarṇābhāvadāna (20th chapter of the Dvāviṃśatyavadānakathā); Candanonāma-avadāna-kathā (22nd chapter of the Dvāviṃśatyavadānakathā); Vihāradānakathā (19th chapter of the Dvāviṃśatyavadānakathā); Dīpadānakathā (18th chaptr of the Dvāviṃśatyavadānakathā); Puṇyotsāhanakathā (24th chapter of the Dvāviṃśatyavadānakathā); Snānakathā (7th chapter of the Dvāviṃśatyavadānakathā); Manuṣya-kathā-durlabha (part of the 3rd chapter of the Dvāviṃśatyavadānakathā); Dharmaśravaṇaprotsāhakathā ( part of the 2nd chapter of the Dvāviṃśatyavadānakathā); Surūponāmarājāvadāna (23rd chpter of the Dvāviṃśatyavadānakathā)
Avayavinirākaraṇa
matsunami_30 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Nepālākṣara
This is a Buddhist logic text in the form of a mini-monograph by Aśokācārya, a 10th-century Buddhist intellectual. The text critiques the Vaiśeṣika concept of the metaphysical unity of everyday objects. (Ferenc Ruzsa, Paṇḍita Aśoka - Avayavi-nirākaraṇa). The author Aśokācārya was the teacher of Candragomin. (NCC, Vol I, P. 432). Though the manuscript does not mention the author's name, the name can be found in manuscript 31, which is the same text as this.
Avayavinirākaraṇa
matsunami_31 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanāgarī
This is a Buddhist logic text in the form of a mini-monograph by Aśokācārya, a 10th-century Buddhist intellectual. The text critiques the Vaiśeṣika concept of the metaphysical unity of everyday objects. (Ferenc Ruzsa, Paṇḍita Aśoka - Avayavi-nirākaraṇa). The author Aśokācārya was the teacher of Candragomin. (NCC, Vol I, P. 432).
Guṇakāraṇḍavyūha
matsunami_32 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Nepālākṣara
This is a Mahāyānasūtra text describes the qualities of Avalokiteśvara.
Guṇakāraṇḍavyūha
matsunami_33 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Nepālākṣara
This is a Mahāyānasūtra text describes the qualities of Avalokiteśvara.
Aśokadamanāvadāna
matsunami_34 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Nepālākṣara
This text is the third chapter of the Aśokāvadāna. This narrates the story of the birth and life of the Mauryan king Aśoka.
Aśokāvadānamālā
matsunami_35 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Nepālākṣara
This narrates the story of the birth and life of the Mauryan king Aśoka.
Aśokāvadānamālā
matsunami_36 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Nepālākṣara
This manuscript contains chapters 22–25 of the Aśokāvadāna.
Aśokāvadānamālā
matsunami_37 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanāgarī
This narrates the story of the birth and life of the Mauryan king Aśoka.
Aśvaghoṣāvadāna
matsunami_38 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanāgarī
This is a vrata text praising the Buddhist goddess Vasundhārā (or Vasudhārā). She is the goddess of both wealth and prosperity, and this text describes the positive impact of the Vasudhārā vrata. It seems that the text is a part of the Aśvaghoṣāvadāna.
Aśvaghoṣāvadāna and Aparimitāyurdhāraṇī
matsunami_39 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Nepālākṣara
This is a vrata text praising the Buddhist goddess Vasundhārā (or Vasudhārā). She is the goddess of both wealth and prosperity, and this text describes the positive impact of the Vasudhārā vrata. It seems that the text is a part of the Aśvaghoṣāvadāna. This is the same text as Sl. No. 38. This manuscript also contains fragment of Aparimitāyurdhāraṇī text.
Vajravārāhīkalpa
matsunami_40 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Nepālākṣara
This is a Buddhist Tantra text dedicated to the fierce deity Vajravārāhī. This manuscript contains 35 chapters (paṭala). This text considers itself the Mahātantrarāja. A beautiful illustration of the goddess Vajravārāhī is depicted on the first folio of the manuscript.