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Sanskrit text with English. The Svayambhu Purana is an important text on Nepalese Buddhism, magnifying the shrine of Svayambhu. Its content is believed to have been delivered as a sermon by Sakyamuni Buddha on the Manjusri Hill. The volume deliberates on ten key points such as the narrative of the self-generated birth of the Svayambhu; mention of the Vipasvi, a primordial Buddha; the emergence ...

Contents: Preface Introduction प्रथमोऽध्याय: (Prathama Adhyāya) Origin of Svayambhū द्वितीयोऽध्याय: (Dvitīya Adhyāya) Practising the Worship of the Svayambhū तृतीयोऽध्याय: (Tr̥tīya Adhyāya) Story of the Origin of Svayambhū चतुर्थोऽध्याय: (Caturtha Adhyāya) Vītarāga Tīrtha पंचमोऽध्याय: (Pañcama Adhyāya) Story of the Origin of Svayambhū षष्ठोऽध्याय: (Ṣaṣṭha Adhyāya) Dharmādhātu Vāgīśvara सप्तमोऽध्याय: (Saptma Adhyāya) Concealment of the Dharmadhātu Vāgīśvara अष्टमोऽध्याय: (Aṣṭam Adhyāya) Instrument for Good Rainfall नवमोऽध्याय: (Navam Adhyāya) The Glory of the Qualities of Śāntikara दशमोऽध्याय: (Daśama Adhyāya) The Glory of Svayambhū उपसंहार (Epilogue)