Karanda-vyuha [Manifestation of Appearances]
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Material Information

Title:
Karanda-vyuha [Manifestation of Appearances]
Series Title:
Objects of instruction : treasures of SOAS
Added title page title:
Kāraṇḍa-vyūha
Added title page title:
Manifestation of appearances
Added title page title:
Supernal virtues of Avalokiteśvara
Added title page title:
Avalokiteśvaraguṇakāraṇḍavyūha
Added title page title:
Tripiṭaka
Donor:
Purchased by Lord Scarborough in Nepal, 1956
Place of Publication:
Nepal
Language:
Sanskrit
Materials:
Ink and gouache on paper ( medium )
Measurements:
H8.5 x W32.6 cm in

Notes

Abstract:
This manuscript book contains the Sanskrit text of the Kāraṇda-vyūha-sūtra, a discursive work on the cult of the Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara which promotes the use of the famous mantra Ōṃ maṇi padme hūṃ. Avalokiteśvara is portrayed on the first page in Tibeto-Nepalese style. The text is written in an ornamental Nepalese script, and the pages are stacked between two wooden boards and tied round with braid (Text by Philip Denwood, from the exhibition catalogue: Objects of instruction : treasures of the School of Oriental and African Studies, Anna Contadini, Editor. London : SOAS, University of London, 2007.) ( en )
General Note:
The 'Objects of instruction : the treasures of SOAS' exhibition was funded through a generous gift from the Foyle Foundation and with the support of the Arts & Humanities Research Council.
General Note:
Source: . Contadini (ed.), Objects of Instruction : Treasures of the School of Oriental and African Studies. London : SOAS, University of London, 2007, p.85, no.66.

Record Information

Source Institution:
SOAS, University of London
Holding Location:
Archives and Special Collections
Rights Management:
All applicable rights reserved by the source institution and holding location.
Resource Identifier:
MS 211240 ( soas manuscript number )
a4cfb1fc-ce12-4501-b55b-a13fa6f6ab93 ( calm recordid )