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Aparimitāyur nāma mahāyānasūtra
matsunami_7 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Nepālākṣara
This text is considered holy and describes how it can benefit a household if they write it, preserve it, and chant it, enabling them to live for a hundred years. It reflects both writing and oral traditions that have survived in Mahāyāna Buddhism and also discusses the preservation of the text.
Abhidharmakośa
matsunami_8 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanāgarī
This is a commentary titled Sphuṭārtha on the Abhidharmakośa of Vasubandhu by Yaśomitra (8 century). The Abhidharmakośa is a compendium of Abhidharma texts, originally consisting of 600 verses divided into eight chapters (kośa). In his work, Vasubandhu refutes the Vaibhāṣika views and justifies the Sautrāntikas. Yaśomitra's work is one of the most important and earliest Indian commentaries on the Abhidharmakośa. In his commentary, Yaśomitra defends Vasubandhu's work, which had been criticized by Saṃghabhadra and Vimalamitra, in order to reestablish the Vaibhāṣika views.
Abhidharmakośa
matsunami_9 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Nepālākṣara
This is a commentary titled Sphuṭārtha on the Abhidharmakośa of Vasubandhu by Yaśomitra (8 century). The Abhidharmakośa is a compendium of Abhidharma texts, originally consisting of 600 verses divided into eight chapters (kośa). This manuscript contains only the first chapter. In his work, Vasubandhu refutes the Vaibhāṣika views and justifies the Sautrāntikas. Yaśomitra's work is one of the most important and earliest Indian commentaries on the Abhidharmakośa. In his commentary, Yaśomitra defends Vasubandhu's work, which had been criticized by Saṃghabhadra and Vimalamitra, in order to reestablish the Vaibhāṣika views.
Abhidhānottarottarānāmamahātantrarāja
matsunami_11 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Nepālākṣara
This is a Buddhist Tantra text that consists of 19 paṭalas and discusses the characteristics of the Buddhist tantric goddesses Dākinī, Lāmā, and Yoginī. It also contains mantras and nyāsas.
Abhidhānottarottarānāmamahātantrarāja
matsunami_12 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Nepālākṣara
This is a Buddhist Tantra text that consists of 68 paṭalas and discusses the characteristics of the Buddhist tantric goddesses Dākinī, Lāmā, and Yoginī. It also contains mantras and nyāsas.
Aṣṭasāhasrikāprajñāpāramitā
matsunami_13 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanāgarī
This is a commenatry on Aṣṭasāhasrikāprajñāpāramitā by Haribhadra (750 ce).
Amarakośa
matsunami_15 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Nepālākṣara
A work of lexicography by Amarasiṁha (active 500 c.), also known as Nāmaliṅgānuśāsana. It contains synonyms for different categories of words. It is divided into three kāṇḍas, svargādikāṇḍa, bhuvargādikāṇḍa and sāmānyādikāṇḍa. This is an incomplete manuscript. It appears that the manuscript contains an unknown small work at the end, written in a different handwriting. It also mentions the date Nepal Saṃvat 664 (1543 ce).
Amarakośa
matsunami_16 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanāgarī
A work of lexicography by Amarasiṁha (active 500 c.), also known as Nāmaliṅgānuśāsana. It contains synonyms for different categories of words. It is divided into three kāṇḍas, svargādikāṇḍa, bhuvargādikāṇḍa and sāmānyādikāṇḍa.
Amarakośa
matsunami_17 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Nepālākṣara
A work of lexicography by Amarasiṁha (active 500 c.), also known as Nāmaliṅgānuśāsana. It contains synonyms for different categories of words. It is divided into three kāṇḍas, svargādikāṇḍa, bhuvargādikāṇḍa and sāmānyādikāṇḍa. This is an incomplete manuscript that contains up to the Kṣatriyavarga and the incomplete Vaiśyavarga of the Bhuvargādikāṇḍa.
Amṛtakaṇikoddyota
matsunami_18 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Nepālākṣara and Mithilākṣara mixed
The text is a work on Buddhist Kālacakratantra, on the cover of the Introductory folio it contains a line or passage and end of the folio as a marginal note written in Tibbetian script. This is a sub-commentry on Mañjuśrīnāmasaṃgīti and commentry on the name of a commentary on Amṛtakaṇikā (A commentory by Raviśrījñāna), It contains Buddhist Kālacakratantra.
Amoghapāśahṛdaya; Prajñāpāramitāhṛdaya
matsunami_21 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Nepālākṣara
This is a composite manuscript contains two Mahāyānasūtra texts: Amoghapāśahṛdaya and Prajñāpāramitāhṛdaya.
Avadānaratnamālā
matsunami_26 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Nepālākṣara
This is an Avadāna text (Buddhist canonical stories) that contains three chapters (three stories): Tripiṭāvadāna (the 20th story), Dhārāmukha-vajrapāṇi-gopālaka-lubdhaka-damanāvadāna (the 26th story), and an incomplete part of the Lekuṃcikāvadāna (the 21st story). Originally, the text contains a total of 27 stories. These stories were narrated by Upagupta to the Mauryan King Aśoka.