Manuscript is used for contemplation and study and is a treatise on Hindu philosophy titled Treatise on the discrimination of the five sheaths, which are considered different layers of reality, written from the perspective of the Advaita (non-dualism) Vedānta school of philosophy; work contains part of an extensive commentary called the Tātparyabodhinī by Rāmakṛṣṇa running parallel, above and below, the main root text.
Title from colophon (f. 8v); alternate title Pañcakośaviveka supplied by cataloger; commentary title Tātparyabodhinī supplied by cataloger; alternate commentary title Pañcadaśīprakāśikā supplied by cataloger.; Written in 8-13 lines per leaf.; 8 leaves foliated 1-8, upper left verso; alternate set of foliation from larger manuscript is 25-33, lower right verso.; Colophon: iti paṃcadaśyāyaṃ ca kośavivekaḥ samāptaḥ // śrīkārpaṇam astu // (f. 8v).; Manuscript was formerly part of a larger manuscript that includes Ms. Coll. 390, Item 1079, Item 1080, Item 1081, Item 1083, and Item 1084.; Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; vertical margins marked with double red line.; Watermarks of a coat of arms with an unclear name across it along with the initials A.P. underneath it.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī).
Physical Location:
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1082
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