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Laṅkāvatārasūtra
matsunami_330 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Nepālākṣara
The Laṅkāvatārasūtra is a Mahāyāna Buddhist sūtra classified under the Sūtrānta category. It is one of the nine sacred texts of Nepalese Buddhism and consists of ten chapters with approximately 36,000 verses. The sūtra presents a philosophical dialogue between the Buddha and Rāvaṇa in the first chapter, followed by an extended discussion with Mahāmati in chapters two through ten. It is available in Tibetan and three Chinese translations (NCC). There is a picture of the Buddha with Rāvaṇa and Hanuman on the first leaf.
Laṅkāvatārasūtra
matsunami_331 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Nepālākṣara
The Laṅkāvatārasūtra is a Mahāyāna Buddhist sūtra classified under the Sūtrānta category. It is one of the nine sacred texts of Nepalese Buddhism and consists of ten chapters with approximately 36,000 verses. The sūtra presents a philosophical dialogue between the Buddha and Rāvaṇa in the first chapter, followed by an extended discussion with Mahāmati in chapters two through ten. It is available in Tibetan and three Chinese translations (NCC). 24 leaves lost. There are two illustrations: one on folio 1b depicting the Buddha and another on folio 2a depicting Rāvaṇa. However, these images are faded due to water damage and the pages sticking together. Additionally, folios 11–34 are missing. Some pages have damage but writing is legible.
Laṅkāvatārasūtra
matsunami_332 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Nepālākṣara
The Laṅkāvatārasūtra is a Mahāyāna Buddhist sūtra classified under the Sūtrānta category. It is one of the nine sacred texts of Nepalese Buddhism and consists of ten chapters with approximately 36,000 verses. The sūtra presents a philosophical dialogue between the Buddha and Rāvaṇa in the first chapter, followed by an extended discussion with Mahāmati in chapters two through ten. It is available in Tibetan and three Chinese translations (NCC).
Laṅkāvatārasūtra and Samādhirājasūtra
matsunami_333 Language : Scripts :
Laṅkā-'vatāra-sūtra and Samādhi-rāja-sūtra [both fragment], (matsunami)
Lalitavistara
matsunami_334 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Nepālākṣara
"The Play in Full tells the story of how the Buddha manifested in this world and attained awakening, as perceived from the perspective of the Great Vehicle. The sūtra, which is structured in twenty-seven chapters, first presents the events surrounding the Buddha’s birth, childhood, and adolescence in the royal palace of his father, king of the Śākya nation. It then recounts his escape from the palace and the years of hardship he faced in his quest for spiritual awakening. Finally the sūtra reveals his complete victory over the demon Māra, his attainment of awakening under the Bodhi tree, his first turning of the wheel of Dharma, and the formation of the very early saṅgha." (84000) The manuscript is incomplete. The marginal page numbers are inconsistent and difficult to follow. Several missing folios have been replaced with paper insertions, but their numbering does not correspond to the original marginal pagination. Matsunami mentions numbering is not constant and the large page numbers on the mss are incorrect.
Lalitavistara
matsunami_335 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanāgarī, modern
The Play in Full tells the story of how the Buddha manifested in this world and attained awakening, as perceived from the perspective of the Great Vehicle. The sūtra, which is structured in twenty-seven chapters, first presents the events surrounding the Buddha’s birth, childhood, and adolescence in the royal palace of his father, king of the Śākya nation. It then recounts his escape from the palace and the years of hardship he faced in his quest for spiritual awakening. Finally the sūtra reveals his complete victory over the demon Māra, his attainment of awakening under the Bodhi tree, his first turning of the wheel of Dharma, and the formation of the very early saṅgha." (84000). Mss. is heavily annotated in Devanāgari, with some key explanations Buddhist terms on every page with the meanings of the words, almost in the form of a commentary on some of the pages.
Lalitavistara
matsunami_336 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Bhujinmol
"The Play in Full tells the story of how the Buddha manifested in this world and attained awakening, as perceived from the perspective of the Great Vehicle. The sūtra, which is structured in twenty-seven chapters, first presents the events surrounding the Buddha’s birth, childhood, and adolescence in the royal palace of his father, king of the Śākya nation. It then recounts his escape from the palace and the years of hardship he faced in his quest for spiritual awakening. Finally the sūtra reveals his complete victory over the demon Māra, his attainment of awakening under the Bodhi tree, his first turning of the wheel of Dharma, and the formation of the very early saṅgha." (84000). All leaves are more or less damaged, though the lettering remains very fine. Folios 2, 9, and 10 are missing. The recto of the first leaf contains the list of chapter titles of the sūtra. The colophon is difficult to read, as the ink has been washed out. For further details, see Matsunami’s Note Book 3, p. 46ff., where the scribe is identified as Jñānarāja.
Lalitavistara
matsunami_337 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Nepālākṣara
"The Play in Full tells the story of how the Buddha manifested in this world and attained awakening, as perceived from the perspective of the Great Vehicle. The sūtra, which is structured in twenty-seven chapters, first presents the events surrounding the Buddha’s birth, childhood, and adolescence in the royal palace of his father, king of the Śākya nation. It then recounts his escape from the palace and the years of hardship he faced in his quest for spiritual awakening. Finally the sūtra reveals his complete victory over the demon Māra, his attainment of awakening under the Bodhi tree, his first turning of the wheel of Dharma, and the formation of the very early saṅgha." (84000). According to Matsunami, approximately eighty-four leaves from the beginning of the manuscript are additions. Notably, folio 63 appears twice in the pagination, and a paper insertion occurs mid-text. Folio 64 displays handwriting that suggests a different scribe—possibly due to variations in script style—before folio 65 returns to the earlier hand. Although folio 66 seems to be missing in the foliation sequence, it is in fact present in the manuscript. Several folios also exhibit corrections in red or black ink, indicating multiple stages of revision or hands.
Lalitavistara
matsunami_338 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Nepālākṣara
"The Play in Full tells the story of how the Buddha manifested in this world and attained awakening, as perceived from the perspective of the Great Vehicle. The sūtra, which is structured in twenty-seven chapters, first presents the events surrounding the Buddha’s birth, childhood, and adolescence in the royal palace of his father, king of the Śākya nation. It then recounts his escape from the palace and the years of hardship he faced in his quest for spiritual awakening. Finally the sūtra reveals his complete victory over the demon Māra, his attainment of awakening under the Bodhi tree, his first turning of the wheel of Dharma, and the formation of the very early saṅgha." (84000). Some fols. with smudged ink but legible writing. Fols. 1b, 15a, 32a, 74b, 238b and 243a have a picture each.
Lalitavistara
matsunami_339 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Nepālākṣara
"The Play in Full tells the story of how the Buddha manifested in this world and attained awakening, as perceived from the perspective of the Great Vehicle. The sūtra, which is structured in twenty-seven chapters, first presents the events surrounding the Buddha’s birth, childhood, and adolescence in the royal palace of his father, king of the Śākya nation. It then recounts his escape from the palace and the years of hardship he faced in his quest for spiritual awakening. Finally the sūtra reveals his complete victory over the demon Māra, his attainment of awakening under the Bodhi tree, his first turning of the wheel of Dharma, and the formation of the very early saṅgha." (84000).
Lokeśvaraśataka
matsunami_342 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Nepālākṣara
"A century of verses in Śragdharā metre said to be composed by Vajradatta one on each day, on Avalokiteśvara, to recover from a malady." (NCC)