Vedāntasāra, circa 1700-1850; वेदान्तसार,१७००-१८५०

Name:

Sadānanda Yogīndra

Date:

1700

Description:

Manuscript is used for consultation and study and is a short philosophical treatise considered a summary or essence (sāra) of Vedic knowledge from an Advaita (non-dualism) Vedānta perspective. Presented as a discourse between the Hindu deities Śiva and Pārvatī.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Advaita; Vedanta; Hindu philosophy; Philosophy, Indic; Siva (Hindu deity); Parvati (Hindu deity)

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Treatises; Dialogues; Watermarks; Manuscripts, Sanskrit; Manuscripts

Physical Description:

1 item (12 leaves) : paper; 11 x 31 cm

Rights:

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

Notes:

15th-century Sanskrit philosopher, refered to as Sadānanda in the manuscript (f. 12v).; Title from colophon (f. 12v).; Written in 10-12 lines per leaf.; 12 leaves foliated 2-12, even numbers only, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: iti śrīmatparivrājakācāryaviracito sadānaṃdaviracito vedāṃtasāraḥ // (f. 12v).; Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; corrections and additions in margins; significant symbols, words, and phrases highlighted in red.; Watermarks of an elaborate crest topped with a ornate crown.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

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

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts