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Mahāvākyopaniṣad, circa 1700-1850. = महावाक्योपनिषद्, १७००-१८५०.

Publication:
circa 1700-1850.
१७००-१८५०.
Format/Description:
Manuscript
1 item (2 leaves) : paper ; 14 x 20 cm
Contained In:
Collection of Indic Manuscripts. Item 987
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Subjects:
Hindu mantras.
Advaita.
Vedanta.
Hindu philosophy.
Philosophy, Indic.
Form/Genre:
Aphorisms.
Treatises.
Manuscripts, Sanskrit.
Manuscripts.
Language:
In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
Summary:
Manuscript is used for contemplation and study and is a kind of early Hindu philosophical treatise that examines the nature of existence through aphorisms, the Great sayings (mahāvakyas), by means of the use of mantras. This collection is likely a medieval work, edited by followers of Advaita Vedānta, for the purpose of providing an overview or essence of that school of philosophy.
Notes:
Title from colophon (f. 2v).
Written in 8-9 lines per leaf.
2 leaves foliated 1-2, upper left and lower right verso.
Colophon: itī māhāṃvākyopaniṣatsamāptā // (f. 2v).
Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins.
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 704 (UP 987).
Cited as:
UPenn Ms. Coll. 390, Item 987
OCLC:
891751352