Praśnopaniṣaddīpikā, circa 1700-1850. = प्रश्नोपनिषद्भाष्य, १७००-१८५०.
- 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
- Online:
- Digital facsimile for browsing (Colenda)
https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/catalog/81431-p3bn9x56c - Status/Location:
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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