A Nepalese, or other Asian, rectangular text with 15 leaf pages, all written in Sanskrit, or another script, on both front and back; the decorated wood covers with Buddhist Deities and iconography; each cover about 29 x 9 cm. Provenance: The Property of a Lady. From a Private UK. Collection. It is uncertain as to whether this manuscript originated in Nepal, where a variety of text, including Bhujimol script, Newari Script, and Sanskrit were all used. However, the Endangered Archives Programme at The British Library [EAP 676], in its survey of Buddhist Sanskrit Manuscripts from The Kathmandu Valley, points out the high incidence of Sanskrit text in Nepal. For those following the devotion of Mahayana Buddhism across Nepal, Sanskrit Sutras, Mantras and other texts are greatly revered, and there are many extant therefore [See for instance The Pancaraksa Sanskrit Mantras BL.Or 13946. See also the 'Book of Omens', circa 1800, also written in Sanskrit and listed by Pratapaditya Pal in his 'Art of Nepal'].. Please note that areas of damage/text loss and soiling or wear to both the leaves and cover.