MS. Sansk. c. 27 (R)

MSS. Sansk. c.

NOTE: This record has yet to be fully checked.

Svacchandalalitabhairava Mahātantra, 13th cent.?

A portion of a Tantra which appears from its contents to be the Svacchandalalitabhairava Māhātantra

Language(s): Sanskrit.

Physical Description

Form: pothī

Support: Palm-leaves, held together by a string passing through a central hole.

Extent: 28

Dimensions (binding): × cm.

Condition

beginning and end missing; the rest is excellently preserved.

Hand(s)

Nepalese.

History

Origin: 13th cent.?

probably late 13th century, but it may be more recent

Provenance and Acquisition

Bought in 1900 from Dr. A. F. R. Hoernle.

Record Sources

Summary description abbreviated from the following sources:

Winternitz and Keith, Catalogue of Sanskrit manuscripts, no. 1461, p. 267

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. 1461, p. 267

Funding of Cataloguing

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