Search Instructions

Basic Search

The main search bar allows you to query the manuscript texts directly. You can choose to search in all sections or narrow it down to a specific category using the dropdown menu.

Regex Support

The search supports Regular Expressions (Regex) for advanced queries. Examples:

• kuśi.* finds "kuśinagara", "kuśinagare", etc.
• (dharma|dhama) finds either "dharma" or "dhama".
• bah[uo] finds "bahu" or "baho".

For more information, see, for example, the CoderPad Guide.

Meta Filter

Use the metadata fields to search for persons, locations, or texts. You can combine the top search bar with the bottom filters (e.g., search "kuśi" in the text and filter by city in the place field).

Persons

• Type: Filter by ontological nature: human, suprahuman, or buddha.
• Subtype: Filter by social status (human), by class (suprahuman) or temporal attribution (buddha); see list of values below.
• Role: Filter by role or function; see list of values below.
• Gender: Filter by sex using the dropdown menu.
• Combined Tags: You can search for multiple attributes simultaneously. Searching monk donor will find persons who hold both roles.

Affiliation & Places

• Affiliation: Filter by people (e.g., Licchavi), clan (e.g., Śākya), or school (e.g., Sārvastivāda).
• Places: Filter by type: region, city, monastery, stupa, or mountain. Use specific to find only specific locations or buildings.

Texts

• Text: Use text to find all mentioned text titles. Type a specific text title using the text search field above to see if it exists in the corpus.
• Colophon: Use colophon to find relevant text passages. Combine it with a text search for a specific content.
• Metre: Enter the name of a specific metre (either with or without diacritics) to find respective verses. Combine it with a text search for a specific content.