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Ms. Coll. 390 Item 2719 Laghunyāsa / लघुन्यास

Title

Laghunyāsa
लघुन्यास

Call number

Ms. Coll. 390 Item 2719
(3420 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6206., University of Pennsylvania, Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts)

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Publisher

University of Pennsylvania

Language

In Sanskrit

Summary

Short (laghu) preparatory Tantric ritual manual with associated rules and regulations for ritually touching parts of the body while reciting mantras to Rudra, a Vedic precedent for the Hindu deity Śiva. Lacks beginning. Manuscript was folded in half to make more portable for personal use.

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Extent

1 item (2 leaves) : 13 x 22 cm

Support

Paper

Colophon

Colophon: iti laghunyāsasamāptaṃ // (f. 3v).

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