Āśā Saphūkuthi: HMML Repository

Āśā Saphūkuthi

Also known as the Āśā Archives, this is a collection of Buddhist and Hindu manuscripts from one of the largest public archives held by a non-profit, community-based organization in Nepal. The collection includes pothi-style palm-leaf and paper manuscripts, accordion books, ritual handbooks, and codices containing a variety of important texts on Hinduism and Buddhism, poetics, astronomy, astrology, and medicine, written in Sanskrit, Newari, Nepali, and a mix of these languages. The bulk of the Āśā Archives' early collection (over 7,000 manuscripts) dates to the 15th–19th centuries. HMML's partnership currently focuses on digitizing the manuscripts of the 'new collection,' items dating from the 17th to the 20th centuries.


Collection
Buddhist Hindu
Country
Nepal
City
Kathmandu
Repository
Āśā Saphūkuthi
Project Codes
DPN
Project Numbers
DPN 07172-08121
Type
Digital
Objects Preserved
1332
Active Catalog Records
1332
Digital Surrogates
1332
Date Preserved
2019-2024
HMML Reading Room (sample record)
https://www.vhmml.org/readingRoom/view/854098
HMML Authority File
https://haf.vhmml.org/organization/250500243955
Languages
Sanskrit, Newari (Nepal Bhasa), Nepali
Preservation Status
Complete
Cataloging Status
Not started

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