Manuscript used for contemplation and study and is a treatise on logic, focusing on realization of illusions, obstacles, and falsehoods, from the perspective of the Nyāya school of Hindu philosophy.
Title from colophon (f. 23r); alternate title Bādhabuddhivicāra supplied by cataloger.; Written in 10 lines per leaf.; 23 leaves foliated 1-23, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: iti śrīharirāmabhaṭṭācāryaviracito yaṃ bādhabuddhipratibaṃdhakatāvicāraḥ (f. 23r).; Dated saṃvat 1750 (1693) based on dates in Item 617, Item 618, Item 620, and Item 621; date may be copied from earlier work given the quality of the paper.; Manuscript copied by the same scribe as Ms. Coll. 390, Item 614, Item 616, Item 617, Item 618, Item 619, Item 620, and Item 621.; Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout; vertical margins marked with quadruple red line.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
Physical Location:
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390
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