Saṅghayaṇasūtra, circa 1700-1850. = सङ्घयणसूत्र, १७००-१८५०.
- Publication:
- circa 1700-1850.
१७००-१८५०. - Format/Description:
- Manuscript
1 item (57 leaves) : paper ; 12 x 26 cm - Online:
- Digital facsimile for browsing (Colenda)
https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/catalog/81431-p34t6f64s - Status/Location:
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- Other Title:
- Saṅgrahaṇīsūtra.
- Subjects:
- Sacred space.
India.
Jaina cosmology.
Astronomy -- Religious aspects -- Jainism.
Sacred space -- India. - Form/Genre:
- Commentaries.
Treatises.
Manuscripts, Prakrit.
Manuscripts. - Language:
- In Prakrit (Devanāgarī)
- Biography/History:
- Was a pupil of Hemachandra Sūri, who lived from the late 11th to 12th century.
- Summary:
- Manuscript on Jaina cosmology; it includes ideas about the structure of the cosmos and the mapping of cosmological space through multiple charts, graphs, and diagrams. It opens with a praise of the Arhants and includes a commentary in smaller script, running parallel to the main text. Illustrations show Mughal influence on Jaina iconography from the 18th century. Manuscript derives from the Sirohi district of Rajasthan, India.
- Notes:
- Title from colophon (f. 57r); alternate title Saṅgrahaṇīsūtra supplied by cataloger.
Written in 5-13 lines per leaf.
57 leaves foliated 1-57, lower right verso.
Colophon: iti śrīsaṃghayaṇasūtrasamāptaṃ // likhitaṃ // (f. 57r).
Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout; vertical margins marked with double red line with yellow highlight. Painted illustrations throughout.
Non-Latin script record. - Penn Provenance:
- Gift of Brian Zahn, 1999.
- Cited as:
- UPenn Ms. Indic 9
- Contributor:
- Zahn, Brian, former owner.
- OCLC:
- 810069779