MSS EUR HODGSON/101 Buddhism, Newars: religion and marriage feasts, genealogy of Nepali kings, lists of streets and major gates of Kathmandu, courts of Nepal (Persian and Urdu documents mostly translated from Nepali, Newari, Sanskrit and Tibetan) 1826
Description of Bodhgaya by Amritananda, description of Dharmadhatumandala (Buddhism), courts (adālats) of the city, description of Kagyur (bKa'-'gyur), Newar wedding banquets, notes on King Brahmadatta (?), notes on Swayambhunath chaitya, Newar religion, name list of streets and gates of Kathmandu city (both in Nepali and Farsi), genealogical history of Nepali kings (both in Farsi and Urdu). Quraishi's catalogue includes description of selected Persian/Urdu manuscripts of the Hodgson Collection in the British Library (old India Office Library) but does not cover all items [Quraishi_1990:74].
1[vol.101 fol(s)1-3 verso] Genealogy of the rulers of Simraungadh Machine-made paper, very poor hand.
Farsi
Very rough genealogical account of the rulers and kingdom of Simraungadh.
2[vol.101 fol(s)4-5] Description of Bodhgaya by Pandit Amritananda Bandya Nepali hand-made paper, neat hand.
Farsi
Description of Bodhgaya by Pandit Amritananda Bandya; English and Nepali title description.
3[vol.101 fol(s)6-11 verso] Description of the Dharmadhatumandala and customs and manners of Buddhist monks 01/28/1833 Nepali hand-made and machine-made paper mixed, very poor hands.
Farsi
Description of the Dharmadhatumandala and customs and manners of Buddhist monks; English and Nepali title description.
4[vol.101 fol(s)12-25 verso] Gorkhali courts of Nepal 1826 Machine-made paper, very neat hand.
Farsi
Courts of Nepal including court verdicts and jail delivery and banishment of criminals [vol 53/02 fol.20-24][vol 12/01 fol.1-115][vol 54/04 fol.126-166] [Hodgson_1880 Volume 2:], 45-46, 258-279, [Hodgson_1836:94-134]; English title description by Hodgson himself in two places.
5[vol.101 fol(s)17-100] Material on Tibet including Kagyur (bKa'-'gyur) and other Buddhist texts, religion, history and topography 1829 and 1830 Mixed paper, both Nepali hand-made and machine-made.
Farsi Tibetan
ff. 17-99: Description of the Kagyur (bKa'-'gyur) with details of its volumes, chapters and pages, notes on Buddhist texts, religion and history.
ff. 100-100 verso: Itineraries for travel in Tibet.
6[vol.101 fol(s)101-102] Description of a religious festival celebrated at the temple of Degutaleju (Taleju) and a separate note on Samyakayatra of the Bandyas (incomplete and crossed) 07/09/1881 Machine-made very poor quality paper, reasonable writing.
Farsi
Description of a religious festival celebrated at the temple of Degutaleju (Taleju of Kathmandu), see [vol 52/03 fol.53-54][vol 59/01 fol.01][vol 04/02 fol.29-75][vol 53/30 fol.209-210] by both Hindus and Buddhists and a separate note on Samyakayatra or Samyakapuja of the Bandyas (incomplete and crossed), see [vol 98/03 fol.55-56][vol 53/08 fol.37] . This is a special ritual performed in the presence of the king.
7[vol.101 fol(s)103-116] Different genealogies of the early rulers of Nepal up to the Malla period Nepali hand-made paper, very neat hand.
Farsi
Translation of different genealogies (vaṃśāvalis) of the early rulers of Nepal beginning from the Gopala Dynasty to the time of the Mallas.
8[vol.101 fol(s)117 verso-118] Principal family names of the Khasas of Nepal Machine-made paper, fair hands.
Farsi
List of family names (thar) of the Khasas beginning with Thapa and ending with Khatri and Bohara, see [vol 09/10 fol.59-62][vol 22/09 fol.186-243][vol 56/02 fol.21-24][vol 57/02 fol.9-14] . For Hodgson's published material on this topic, see [Hodgson_1833:217-224] and [Hodgson_1874:37-44].
9[vol.101 fol(s)119-121 verso] Custom duties on various traded commodities Machine-made paper, reasonable writing.
Farsi
Detailed list of prices and custom duties levied on them (trade).
10[vol.101 fol(s)122-128] Funeral and marriage rites of the Newars Nepali hand-made paper, mixed hands fair and poor, order of the manuscript is irregular.
Farsi
Description of funeral and marriage rites of the Newars with day-by-day account of activities, fasting and feasting; Nepali title description.
11[vol.101 fol(s)129] Name lists of five celestial Buddhas (Panchadyani Buddha), seven Buddhas (Sapta Buddha, including primordial and present), nine dharmas (nava-dharma Buddhist religious scriptures) and nine saṃghas (nava-saṃgha Buddhist monasteries) Machine-made paper, reasonable writing.
Farsi
Besides the lists in the title, there is also a mention of the names of three Buddhist scholars of the same Bandya or Shakya family of Patan, Amritnanda, Shivananda and Nirgunananda.
12[vol.101 fol(s)130-136 verso] Customs and manners of the Hindu Newars and questions and answers regarding their religious beliefs (Dharmasaṃgraha) Nepali hand-made paper, very poor hand.
Farsi
f. 133: Brief note on the customs and manners of Hindu Newars.
ff. 134-136: Questions and answers regarding the religious beliefs and customs of the Newars (with title Dharmasaṃgraha); English and Hindi title description.
13[vol.101 fol(s)137-138] Positions, designations and names of the officials and staff of various courts of Nepal 05/27/1839 Nepali hand-made paper, reasonable hand writing.
Farsi
Positions, designations and names of the officials and staff of various courts of Nepal with salaries occasionally mentioned.
14[vol.101 fol(s)139-150] Revenue details from outside of the Valley Machine-made paper, neat hand.
Farsi
Revenue collected from various places in Nepal outside of the Kathmandu Valley, including the revenue collected from the former princely states.
15[vol.101 fol(s)151-151 verso] Revenue from different areas of Kathmandu Nepali hand-made paper, poor hand.
Urdu Newari Urdu, Persian and Nāgarī script
Collection of revenue from different areas of Kathmandu, a separate list of different streets (ṭola) is given in the Nāgarī script. Quraishi has included this manuscript but with differences in reading, see [Quraishi_1990:74].
16[vol.101 fol(s)152-167 (f. 167 blank)] Genealogies of the rulers of Nepal Nepali hand-made paper, neat and poor hands.
Farsi Urdu
ff. 152-157 verso: Genealogy (chronicle) beginning with King Narendradeva (mid-7th century AD) of the Licchavi Dynasty and ending with the description of the downfall of the Mallas;
ff. 158-166 verso: Genealogical description of the rulers of Nepal beginning from a mythological King named Bhutmāṅga of the earliest ruling dynasty and ending with the advent of Prithvi Narayan Shah (reigned 1769-1775); for a Nepali original, see [vol 55/09 fol.31-71] .
17[vol.101 fol(s)168 verso-174] Well-known water fronts or landing places (ghāṭs) of various rivers in eastern Nepal Nepali hand-made paper, good hand.
Farsi
List of major water fronts or landing-places (places of crossing a river on foot or by boat) of the Sunkosi, Tamakosi, Dudhkosi and Arunkosi rivers in eastern Nepal.
18[vol.101 fol(s)175-176 verso] List of imported commodities Machine-made paper, fair and poor hands.
Urdu Farsi
List of various commodities imported to Nepal with custom duties on them and in some cases with local prices.