Manuscript is used for contemplation and study and is a short Hindu philosophical treatise, Understanding of truth, written from the perspective of the Advaita (non-dualism) Vedānta school of philosophy.
Title from colophon (f. 5v).; Written in 8 lines per leaf.; 6 leaves foliated 1-6, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: iti ttatvabodhaprakaraṇaṃ samāptaṃ // śrīsāṃbāya namaḥ // (f. 5v).; Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout; some folios treated with yellow turmeric powder to protect the manuscript from insects.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
Physical Location:
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390
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