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Kalpa Sutra and Kalakacharyakatha

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  • First published:
  • 15th century
  • Language: Sanskrit
  • Content type: ManuscriptPrimary source

This beautifully illustrated text has been digitized by the Smithsonian Institution. Contained within is the Kalpa Sutra, learn more about the text here . It is currently on display in the National Museum of Asian Art. These are the permalinks for the documents as displayed on the Smithsonian website: https://asia.si.edu/object/S1985.2.1-133/ http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3d0638c1a-a312-4e46-b4aa-12484dd9d4db All I have done is downloaded and arranged these images in compliance with the Smithsonian Institution's terms of use.

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Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Ancient religions, animism, and ritual.

  • Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive matched “Rites and ceremonies”. Retained metadata contains “Rites and ceremonies” in the subject metadata.

    • Rites and ceremonies· via Internet Archive
    • Rites and ceremonies· in subject

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Internet Archive unrestricted pre-1900 PDF scan

1411-01-01T00:00:00ZSanskritPublic digitized item

Subjects

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internet-archive:kalpasutra_kalakacharyakatha
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