नित्यकर्मविधि

MTM, MTM 1: विभुतिस्नानविधि: Devanagari, Sanskrit with Newari Instructions,Start: श्रीगणेशाय नम:॥ ॥ अथ विभुतिस्नानविधि॥ (fol 2b, digital image 002), End: ईति वि = भुतिस्नान॥ शुभ्म्॥  (fol 9a, digital image 009 ); MTM 2: त्रिसंध्याविधि:, Sanskrit, Devanagari,Start: ॐ नम: श्री गुरुभ्यो नम:॥ त्रिसंध्याविधि॥ (fol 9b, digital image 009), End: ईति त्रिसंध्याविधि शुभम्॥ (fol 11b, digital image 011); MTM 3: लिङ्गार्चन्पूजा(!), Devanagari, Sanskrit,Start: ॐ नम: श्री गुरुवे नम:॥ ॥ ततो लिङ्गार्चन पूजा॥ (fol 12a, digital image 012), End: ईति लिङ्गारचन विधि समाप्त् (द पू = गोल वादे) x॥ (fol 17a, digital image 017); MTM 4: नित्यकर्मविधि:, Devanagari, Sanskrit, Start: ॐ नमश्चण्डिकायै॥ ॥ ततोनित्यकर्म्मविधि॥ (fol 17b, digital image 017), End: ईति नित्य कर्म्म देवार्च्चनविधि समाप्तं॥ शुभम्॥ (fol 40a, digital image 040); marginal additions, emendations by strike-through ( digital image 005); formulae in Kuṭākṣara (digital image 025). Calendar: C 1990 (Vikram Samvat). Extent and format of original material: 80 folios. Physical characteristics: Thyāsaphū (folded book), Nepali handmade lokta paper, Haritāla (A mixture of arsenic suphilde, Manaśilā and rice flour glue) on one side; slight rodent damage; 23cm x 11cm. Additional script information: Kuṭākṣara is a vertical syllabogram based on Newari scripts, mostly used to write cryptic formulae for esoteric practice. Kuṭākṣara is unique to Nepal, although as Vījamantra they were familiar to Śaiva and Śākta scholars in India. The project team are not aware of the existence of such script outside, except disseminated from Nepal to east Asia, China and Japan.