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Aṣṭasāhasrikā Prajñāpāramitā
EAP1296/2/7 Language : Newari Scripts : Devanagari
This foundational Mahāyāna Buddhist text is written in an exercise book, so is comparatively recent.
Saṁvarodaya Tantra
EAP1296/2/8 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Newari
This is also called the ‘Tantra of the Emergence of Chakrasamvara’. A popular among the Newar Buddhist 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 puja-vidhi like Guru Puja, nimantrana vidhi, nṛpa puja vidhi, dāna krama vidhi and offerings of foods (bhojana) in a Buddhist saṃgha.
Sahasrāhuti
EAP1296/2/15 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Newari
This describes ritual fire offerings (āhuti) during religious ceremonies. This text is a manual, describes how to perform thousand offerings.
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
Bhadracaryī-praṇidhāna [ the Vows of Good Conduct] is Sāmantabhadra Caryā Praṇidhāna.It is closely related to the Avatamshaka Sutra and sometimes considered its final section.the Bhadracaryā-praṇidhāna presents a universe of totally interdependent phenomena manifesting the Buddha.This 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.