MUDRAS OF THE VAJRADHATUMANDALA

MS 2175
MS Short Title MUDRAS OF THE VAJRADHATUMANDALA
Text 1.MUDRAS OF THE VAJRADHATUMANDALA, HAND GESTURES FOR WORSHIP 
2.CARYAGTTAKOSA OF THE VAJRADHATUMANDALA, A COMPLETE CYCLE OF RITUAL CARAYA SONGS 
3.UNIDENTIFIED TEXT
Description MS palimpsest in Sanskrit and Newari on paper laminated on canvas, Nepal, 17th c., 60 ff. concertina-folded, 8x20 cm, 3 columns, (3x27 cm), 7 lines in Newari script, punctuation and rubrication in red, more than 300 painted illustrations of hand gestures. Text 3 is the underlying text.
Binding London, 1996, blue cloth folding case.
Provenance 1. Monastery in Nepal (17th c.-); 2. Sam Fogg cat. 17(1996):25.
Place of origin Nepal
Dates 17th Century