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Saṁvarodaya Tantra
EAP1296/2/8 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Newari
This is also called the ‘Tantra of the Emergence of Cakrasaṃvara’. A popular text among the Newar Buddhists in the Kathmandu Valley.
Heruka Samādhī
EAP1296/2/9 Language : Sanskrit and Newari Scripts : Devanagari
This Tantra text invokes Heruka, a deity of Vajrayana Buddhism. It is also called Cakrasaṃvara Samādhī. This tantra is practised by Tantric practitioners to attain perfection.
Bauddha Prathama Śikṣā (?)
EAP1296/2/11 Language : Newari Scripts : Devanagari
This contains stories about king Aśoka and describes various sites and their geographical location.
Acalābhiśeka
EAP1296/2/12 Language : Sanskrit and Newari Scripts : Newari
This describes Buddhist rituals and consecretion rites offered to Acala.
Bṛhat-jātaka
EAP1296/2/13 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Newari
Birth stories of the Buddha, perhaps from the Avadāna-Śataka where the stories are told as prophesies.
Samyaka-bhojana-krama
EAP1296/2/14 Language : Sanskrit and Newari Scripts : Newari
This describes pūjā-vidhi like Guru pūjā, nimantrana vidhi, nṛpa pūjā vidhi, dāna krama vidhi and offerings of foods (bhojana) in a Buddhist saṃgha.
Sahasrāhuti
EAP1296/2/15 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Newari
A manual on the ceremony of 1,000 fire offerings (āhuti).
Vāstunāga nāgamaṇḍala jalayajña
EAP1296/2/16 Language : Sanskrit and Newari Scripts : Newari
This text describes the worship of the Nāga deity and maṇḍala.
Bhadracarī praṇidhāna
EAP1296/2/17 Language : Newari Scripts : Devanagari
Bhadracarī-praṇidhāna ['the Vows of Good Conduct'] is Sāmantabhadra Caryā Praṇidhāna. It is closely related to the Avataṃsakasūtra and sometimes considered its final section. The Bhadracaryā-praṇidhāna presents a universe of totally interdependent phenomena manifesting the Buddha. It contains prayers for a good life.
Dikṣā caryāgīta vidhi
EAP1296/2/18 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Newari and Devanagari
This contains ritual songs called caryāgīta. This manuscript is split into two bundles. The second seems relatively new and is written in Devanagari while the older one is written in Newari. There are references to musical ragas. A large part of the text is on Devi.
Vajradhātu Samādhī
EAP1296/2/19 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Newari
"This is a Buddhist tantric text, that describes various mudrās, musical instruments and holy weapons related to ritual activities. It has beautifully illustrated."