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Praśnopaniṣaddīpikā, circa 1700-1850. = प्रश्नोपनिषद्भाष्य, १७००-१८५०.

Author/Creator:
Śaṅkarānanda, active 1290.
Publication:
circa 1700-1850.
१७००-१८५०.
Format/Description:
Manuscript
1 item (30 leaves) : paper ; 12 x 26 cm
Contained In:
Collection of Indic Manuscripts. Item 878
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Other Title:
Praśnopaniṣadvyākhyā.
Subjects:
Hinduism.
Upanishads. Praśnopaniṣad.
Hinduism -- Examinations, questions, etc.
Self (Philosophy).
Ātman.
Advaita.
Vedanta.
Hindu philosophy.
Philosophy, Indic.
Form/Genre:
Examinations.
Commentaries.
Treatises.
Dialogues.
Manuscripts, Sanskrit.
Manuscripts.
Language:
In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
Biography/History:
Pupil of Ānandātmā (f. 30v).
Summary:
Manuscript is used for contemplation and study and is a Hindu philosophical treatise and commentary (dīpikā) from the perspective of Advaita Vedānta on the Praśnopaniṣad, a late Vedic work that addresses early concepts of the Self (ātman) and poses a series of questions (praśna) and answers between students and their teacher. In the process the work addresses and offers an interpretation of early social and ritual action.
Notes:
Title from colophon (f. 30v); alternate title Praśnopaniṣadvyākhyā from original sale wrapper.
Written in 8-9 lines per leaf.
30 leaves foliated 1-30, lower right verso.
Colophon: ity ānaṃdātmapūjyaṃ pādādīkṣyasya śrīśaṃkarānaṃdabhagavataḥ kṛtaupraśnopaniṣaddīp[ikā] (f. 30v).
Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; some significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red.
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 668 (UP 878).
Cited as:
UPenn Ms. Coll. 390, Item 878
OCLC:
884825958