Aparokṣānubhūti, circa 1700-1850; अपरोक्षानुभूति, १७००-१८५०

Name:

Śaṅkarācārya

Date:

1700

Description:

Manuscript is used for contemplation and study and is a Hindu philosophical treatise written from the perspective of the Advaita (non-dualism) Vedānta school of philosophy and addresses issues like the nature of the Self (ātman) as the ultimate principal in the universe with a particular focus on the concept of imperceptible (aparokṣa) inference (anubhūti).

Language:

Sanskrit

Provenance:

Formerly owned by Narasiṃhabhaṭa (f. 12r).; Narasiṃhabhaṭa, former owner.

Subject:

Inference; Self (Philosophy); Advaita; Vedanta; Hindu philosophy; Philosophy, Indic

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

manuscripts (documents); treatises; drawings (visual works); Manuscripts, Sanskrit

Physical Description:

1 item (12 leaves) : paper; 11 x 16 cm

Rights:

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

Notes:

Title from colophon (f. 12r).; Written in 8-9 lines per leaf.; 12 leaves foliated 1-12, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: aprokṣānubhūtirācāryabūtasamāptaṃ // (f. 12v).; Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins. There is a floral design doodle at the end of the manuscript (f. 12r).; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1131

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts