MS. Sansk. c. 16 (R)
MSS. Sansk. c.
NOTE: This record has yet to be fully checked.
Sādhanamālā Tantra, 14th cent.?
Contents
A large collection of Buddhist charms, apparently identical with the work described by Bendall, Buddh
Language(s): Sanskrit.
Physical Description
Form: pothī
Support: Palm-leaves, held together by two pieces of cardboard and a string passing through a central hole.
Extent: + +
Dimensions (binding): × cm.
Condition
ff. 1–4 are lost, and their place is taken by four other leaves. Ff. 6–8 are lost. The MS. is complete to f. 129, except for the loss of ff. 100 and 102. F. 70 is wrongly supplied. After f. 129 comes a leaf numbered 129, then ff. 139, 140, 141, 143, 277, 279, and two leaves containing disconnected jottings and invocations.
Hand(s)
Devanāgarī in black ink.
History
Origin: 14th cent.?
assigned by Dr. Hoernle to the 14th cent.
Record Sources
Summary description abbreviated from the following sources:
Winternitz and Keith, Catalogue of Sanskrit manuscripts, no. 1455, pp. 264-265
Availability
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Bibliography
Printed descriptions:
Moriz Winternitz and Arthur Berriedale Keith, Catalogue of Sanskrit manuscripts in the Bodleian Library (Oxford, 1905), no. 1455, pp. 264-265
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