<p style='text-align: justify;'> The <i>Vasudhāradhāraṇī</i>, dedicated to Vasudhārā, the <i>bodhisattva</i> of wealth, prosperity, and abundance (who has a strong following among the Newar Buddhists of the Kathmandu valley), is taught by the Buddha in Kauśāmbī to the rich merchant and layman Sucandra. He has been reduced to poverty and so requests a sermon from the Lord so that he may provide for his own family and so that all beings may become prosperous. This scripture includes a <i>dhāraṇī</i> along with enumerations of benefits and ritual instructions for use. This fragmentary palm-leaf manuscript can probably be dated to the 16th century. </p>