Śānti mantras, circa 1700-1850

Date:

1700

Description:

Manuscript is used for recitation and prayer and is a collection of Hindu mantras, especially śānti (peace); some mantras are drawn from the Upaniṣads, while others are drawn from traditional invocations to the philosophical masters associated with Advaita (non-dualism) Vedānta, especially Śaṅkarācārya.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Hindu mantras; Devotional literature, Sanskrit; Hindu hymns, Sanskrit; Hindu chants; Vedanta; Advaita; Hindu philosophy; Philosophy, Indic

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

manuscripts (documents); prayers (compositions); Manuscripts, Sanskrit

Physical Description:

1 item (2 leaves) : paper; 14 x 24 cm

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

Title supplied by cataloger; alternate title Śāntyupaniṣad, supplied by cataloger.; Written in 12-13 lines per leaf.; 2 leaves foliated 1-2, upper left and lower right verso.; Mistakes blacked out; vertical margins marked with double red line.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 970

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts