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Ṣaḍācāryabrāhmaṇa, circa 1700-1850.
षडाचार्यब्राह्मण

Kislak Center for Special Collections - Manuscripts Ms. Coll. 390 Item 977
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Language:
Sanskrit
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Physical Description:
1 item (7 leaves) : paper ; 14 x 23 cm
Contained In:
Collection of Indic Manuscripts. Item 977
Place of Publication:
  • circa 1700-1850.
  • १७००-१८५०.
Language Note:
In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
Summary:
Manuscript is used for contemplation, study, and recitation and is an early Hindu philosophical treatise on the nature of the ultimate principle of the brahman. The treatise is given as the teachings of six teachers (ṣaḍācārya) presented to the mythological king Janaka of Videha.
Notes:
  • Title from colophon (f. 7r).
  • Written in 9 lines per leaf.
  • 7 leaves foliated 1-7, upper left and lower right verso.
  • Colophon: ṣaḍācāryabrāhmaṇasamāptaṃ (f. 7r).
  • Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout; metrical accents added in red throughout.
Cited in:
Listed in H.I. Poleman, Census of Indic Manuscripts in the United States and Canada (New Haven, Conn.: American Oriental Society, 1938), Poleman 153 (UP 977).
Cited as:
UPenn Ms. Coll. 390, Item 977
OCLC:
891722368

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