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The Sanskrit of Vajrabodhi (T. 1061; spelling as in the received text) [119] A (partial) transcription of the Sanskrit-Sogdian manuscript of the dhāraṇī from Dunhuang (Or. 8212/175; spelling as in the manuscript) [13] [14] [15] A reconstruction of the longer text of the dhāraṇī based on Vajrabodhi by Lokesh Chandra (1988) [116]
Inside, during the repentance ceremony, eleven monks invoke the Bodhisattva and repeat the Eleven-Faced Avalokitesvara Heart Dharani Sutra for several hours, six times a day. The text introduces the heart dhāraṇī of the Bodhisattva, Avalokitesvara, as the following lines, translated by Prof. Abe indicate: [3] 世尊我此神咒有大威力。
The Clay Sanskrit Library's project of translating the Mahabharata used the version known to Nilakantha rather than the critical edition. [ 7 ] In the recent past, he "has been maligned without warrant" by modern scholars, but his "understandings underlie more than a little of what is in the English language renderings of the epic."
The Theravada Paritta texts are a type of the Dharani texts, providing protective charm through chanting of hymns. According to Buddhist studies scholars Sarah LeVine and David Gellner, Theravada lay devotees traditionally invite the monks into their homes for rites of "protection from evil" and the monk(s) chant the paritrana hymns. [ 82 ]
Nilakantha came from a family of astrologer-astronomers that belonged to the Gargya-gotra (clan), and originated from Dharmapura, a town located on the banks of the Narmada River in central India. The earliest known member of this family is his grandfather, Chintamani. Nilakantha was a son of Ananta and his wife Padmamba. [1]
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The decline of Buddhism in India saw the loss of a large number of Sanskrit Buddhist texts. [7] In the modern era, Sanskrit Buddhist texts were discovered in numerous regions, including Nepal, India, Tibet, Gilgit , Sri Lanka etc. Many Sanskrit Buddhist Manuscripts are still in temples, monasteries and private collections and have not been ...
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