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Ārya Tathāgatoṣṇiṣa Śitātapatronāmāparājitā Mahapratyāngira nāma Dhāraṇī
eap_67614012 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Nepālakṣara
The manuscript begins with the common formula used for the Buddhist sutras. It also give names of Buddha and Bodhisattvas with examples. The Triple salutation along with calling the name of Aparimitayus. The most popular buddhist deities like the Vajrapani and Avalokitesvara were also mentioned in veneration along with many other deities. The last stanza is "he dharma he tu..." which is most common in Buddhism. First and last pages are coiled at the edges in higher degree than the other inner folios since it was written in paper.
Āryasubarṇaprabhāsottamasūtrendrarāja
eap_67617001 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Nepālākṣara
The Āryasubarṇaprabhāsottamasūtrendrarāja popularly known as the Suvarṇaprabhāsa Sūtra, is one of the most magnificent and spiritually influential scriptures in Mahāyāna and Vajrayāna Buddhism. It covers 20 chapters. The text is written in sanskrit language. f. 1 has an illustration of Budhha.
Tathāgataguhyakasūtra
eap_67617002 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Nepālākṣara
The Tathāgataguhyakasūtra is an important canonical text within the Mahāyāna Buddhist traditions. The text is dedicated to revealing the "Three Secrets" of a Buddha — the mysteries of his physical body, his speech, and his mind which are completely beyond the comprehension of ordinary humans or even advanced spiritual practitioners. The Tathāgataguhyaka was occasionally substituted for identified with the Guhyasamāja Tantra. The text is written in sanskrit language, also has an illustration of Budhhastupa (f.1). It has covers 20 chapters and last chapters name Vajrajñānādhiṣṭhāna.
Viśvantararājakumāra-vyākhyāna-kathā
eap_10231002 Language : Sanskrit and Newari Scripts : Nepālākṣara
The manuscript, identified in the colophon as Viśvantararājakumāra-vyākhyāna-kathā, belongs to the Nepalese Buddhist narrative tradition and recounts the story of Prince Viśvantara (Vessantara), a celebrated Bodhisattva figure renowned for his supreme generosity and compassion. The text is written primarily in Newar language (Nepal Bhasa/Newari) with Sanskrit influence, reflecting the literary and religious culture of Newar Buddhism in Nepal. The narrative emphasizes themes of charity (dāna), moral virtue, blessings, and the Bodhisattva ideal, characteristic of the Viśvantara/Vessantara tradition. The extant manuscript begins from folio 216 and continues up to folio 267. Folio number 264 is repeated, indicating either a scribal or pagination irregularity.
Vasiṣṭha-ṛṣiśvara-kathā
eap_10231003 Language : Sanskrit and Newari Scripts : Nepālākṣara
the manuscript is a Buddhist narrative kathā text about Sage Vasiṣṭha, presented in a doctrinally Buddhist framework and preserved within the Nepalese manuscript tradition, blending Buddhist teachings with adapted Indic sage narratives.
Sarvārthasiddhikumāra-vyākhyāna-kathā
eap_10231004 Language : Sanskrit and Newari Scripts : Nepālākṣara
The manuscript is a Nepalese Buddhist narrative exposition text focused on the Bodhisattva Sarvārthasiddhi Kumāra, combining devotional invocation, moral storytelling, and Vajrayāna Buddhist religious expression. The language is primarily Sanskrit with Nepalese (Newar) linguistic influence, typical of Buddhist manuscripts from the Kathmandu Valley tradition. The extant codex shows minor textual irregularities, including the repetition of folio number 5, suggesting scribal or pagination inconsistency during copying.
Śukasaptati
eap_10231005 Language : Sanskrit and Newari Scripts : Nepālākṣara
The manuscript belongs to Śukasaptati, a well-known collection of narrative tales centered on themes of love, wit, morality, practical wisdom, and human conduct. The colophons: Iti śrī Caritraśukasaptatau dvitīya-kathāsaṃgrahaḥ Iti śrī Caritraśukasaptatau catuḥpañcāśat-kathāsaṃgrahaḥ confirm that the text forms part of the Caritra-Śukasaptati tradition and is organized into successive story collections (kathāsaṃgraha). The manuscript extends from folio 1 to folio 179, but it is highly fragmentary. Numerous folios are missing, including folios 4, 15–16, 20–22, 25–26, 29–30, 32, 41, 45–49, 52, 58–64, 71–74, 101, 120–122, 124, 132–134, 140, 146, 155, 162–164, and 166–167. In addition, folio number 106 is repeated, indicating a scribal or pagination irregularity.
Upoṣaṭadevaputra-mantra-sādhana-kathā
eap_10231006 Language : Sanskrit and Newari Scripts : Nepālākṣara
The manuscript is identified in the colophon as Upoṣaṭadevaputra-mantra-sādhana-kathā. The opening invocation: Oṃ namo ratnatrayāya. Oṃ namo gurubhyo namaḥ. and the concluding colophon: Iti śrī Upoṣaṭadevaputra-mantra-sādhana-kathā clearly indicate that the text belongs to the Buddhist religious tradition, particularly the Mahāyāna–Vajrayāna milieu where homage to the Three Jewels (Ratnatraya) and the spiritual preceptor (guru) forms an essential part of ritual practice.
Māyādevī-kathā
eap_10231007 Language : Sanskrit and Newari Scripts : Nepālākṣara
The manuscript appears to be a Buddhist narrative centred on Queen Māyādevī, the mother of the Buddha. The invocation to Lokanātha and the Three Jewels (Buddha, Dharma, and Saṅgha), together with references to a Bodhisattva and Queen Māyādevī, indicate that the text narrates the Bodhisattva's descent into Māyādevī’s womb and the events leading to the birth of the Buddha. Thus, it may be classified as a Buddhist birth legend or Māyādevī-kathā connected with the Buddha’s nativity. मायादेवी word already written in left marzin of manuscript.
Mahāratharājasya Vyākhyāna-kathā
eap_10231008 Language : Sanskrit and Newari Scripts : Nepālākṣara
The manuscript begins at folio 218 and ends at folio 241. Since the manuscript starts in the middle of the text, some folios from the beginning are missing. Based on the surviving portion and the colophon, the work appears to be a condensed Nepal Bhāṣā (Newar) version of the Mahāratharāja Vyākhyāna-kathā, a Buddhist narrative associated with Upoṣadha Devaputra and the Buddha. The text likely belongs to the Buddhist kathā tradition and was intended to convey religious teachings, meritorious deeds, and moral values through narrative exposition.
Vartāvadānamālā
eap_10231009 Language : Sanskrit and Newari Scripts : Nepālākṣara
The manuscript opens with the Buddhist invocation “Oṃ Namo Ratnatrayāya” and contains a narrative extending from folio 1 to folio 26. According to the colophon, the text is the Kavikumāra-kathā, included in the Vartāvadānamālā under the section Upoṣadha-praśaṃsā (“Praise of the Upoṣadha Observance”). The work belongs to the Buddhist avadāna tradition and was likely composed to illustrate the merits of observing the Upoṣadha vow through the story of Kavikumāra. The narrative emphasizes Buddhist ethical values, religious devotion, meritorious deeds, and the doctrine of karmic rewards.
Vāhanarājasya vyākhyāna-kathā
eap_10231010 Language : Sanskrit and Newari Scripts : Nepālākṣara
The manuscript appears to be a condensed Nepāl Bhāṣā version of the Vyākhyāna-kathā of King Vāhanarāja. It most likely belongs to the Buddhist narrative tradition and was composed to convey ethical and religious teachings through the story of an exemplary king. In the absence of the complete text, the precise plot cannot be determined; however, the colophon indicates that the work served a didactic purpose and formed part of the broader corpus of Buddhist narrative literature in Nepal.