कर्मार्चनपूजाविधि

[कर्मार्चन पूजाविधि], [Karmārcana Pūjā] MTM, MTM 1: कर्मार्चनपूजाविधि: Sanskrit with Newari Instructions at places, Pracalit, Kuṭākṣara, Start: ॐ नम: श्री परमगुरवे॥इत्रितत्वाचम्य॥गुरुनमस्कारप्राणायामादि=न्यासविधाय॥जलपात्रपूजा॥ (fol 3a, digital image 003); Yantra diagram (fol 72, digital image 072); End: इति कर्मार्च^(न)^पूजाविधि: समाप्त:॥शुभं॥ (fol 139b, digital image 139); Colophon: गते नेत्रे पञ्चग्रहे पञ्चम्यां चैत्रशुक्लके॥अलिखत्सर गुरौवार ईश्वरानन्द शर्मणा॥ (fol 139b, digital image 139); MTM 2: चामुण्डास्तोत्र (fol 140a-b, digital image 040); emendations by overwriting, smudging (fol 140, digital image 040), additional text in pencil (digital image 140). Calendar: 952 (Nepal Samvat). Extent and format of original material: 281 folios. Physical characteristics: Thyāsaphū (folded book), Nepali handmade lokta paper, 27cm x 11.5cm (1 folio); 25cm x 10.5cm (280 folios). Author(s) of original material: ईश्वरानन्द शर्मण. Additional language information: Sanskrit (Language), Newari (Language of instructions). 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.