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Four early upaniṣads, circa 1700-1850.

Publication:
circa 1700-1850.
Format/Description:
Manuscript
1 item (49 leaves) : paper ; 11 x 16 cm
Contained In:
Collection of Indic Manuscripts. Item 985
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Subjects:
Hindu mantras.
Consciousness -- Religious aspects -- Hinduism.
Self (Philosophy).
Rites and ceremonies -- India.
Rites and ceremonies.
India.
Hindu philosophy.
Philosophy, Indic.
Form/Genre:
Treatises.
Manuscripts, Sanskrit.
Manuscripts.
Language:
In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
Summary:
Manuscript is used for contemplation, study, and recitation, and is a collection of three early upaniṣads, along with one partial unidentified work; these are late Vedic, philosophical treatises employed to reinforce and instill ideas and concepts about the makeup of the universe, in some cases presented as a dialogue between a father and son. Such ideas and teachings typically went beyond tradition Vedic training that focused on the performance of and/or strict adherence to rituals alone; however, the texts themselves comment on and/or espouse different kinds of ritual practices. Presents problems as a series of questions, in verse, and includes a discussion of various states of consciousness. Manuscript is incomplete.
Contents:
Kaṭhopaniṣad (f. 11r-32v)
Praśnopaniṣad (f. 32v-47r)
Munḍakopaniṣad (f. 47r-60r)
Unidentified (f. 60r-60v).
Notes:
Title supplied by cataloger.
Written in 12-13 lines per leaf.
50 leaves foliated 11-60, upper left and lower right verso.
Internal colophon: ity muṃḍakopaniṣatsamāptā // (f. 60r).
Mistakes covered over in yellow and white or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted 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 496, 658, and 732 (UP 985).
Cited as:
UPenn Ms. Coll. 390, Item 985
Contains:
Upanishads. Kaṭhopaniṣad
Upanishads. Praśnopaniṣad
Upanishads. Muṇḍakopaniṣad
OCLC:
891749574