Details

Subjects:

Philosophy, Indic.
Hindu philosophy.
Advaita -- Early works to 1800.
Advaita.
Vedanta -- Early works to 1800.
Vedanta.
Hindu philosophy -- Early works to 1800.
Philosophy, Indic -- Early works to 1800.

Form/Genre:

Commentaries.
Treatises.
Manuscripts, Sanskrit.
Manuscripts.

Language:

In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Summary:

Manuscript is used for contemplation and study and is a Hindu philosophical treatise and super-commentary written from the perspective of, and reflecting on the doctrine of, the Vivaraṇa branch of the Advaita (non-dualism) Vedānta school of philosophy, which seeks to explain the root cause of ignorance (avidyā).

Notes:

Title from title page (f. 1r).
Written in 10-12 lines per leaf.
126 leaves foliated 1-20, 22-127, lower right verso.
Mistakes covered in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout; vertical margins marked with quadruple black line.

Penn Provenance:

Formerly owned by Gaṅgārāma (f. 1r).

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 3955 (UP 1026).

Cited as:

UPenn Ms. Coll. 390, Item 1026

Contributor:

Gaṅgārāma, former owner.

OCLC:

894997079