Collection of late Vedic upaniṣads and rituals, circa 1700-1850

Date:

1700

Description:

Collection of late Vedic and possibly medieval upaniṣads which have a philosophical tone and often are couched in narrative, preceded by a work of Vedic ritual instruction.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Rites and ceremonies -- India; Rites and ceremonies; Hindu philosophy; Philosophy, Indic

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

manuals (instructional materials); treatises; Manuscripts, Sanskrit; Manuscripts; manuscripts (documents)

Physical Description:

1 item (71 leaves) : paper; 13 x 24 cm

Geographic Subject:

India

Rights:

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

Notes:

Table of contents: Granthasaṃkhyāṣaṭka (f. 2r-26r) -- Bhikṣukopaniṣad (f. 26r-27r) -- Saṃnyāsopaniṣad (f. 27r-39r) -- Paramahaṅsoparivrājakopaniṣad (f. 39r-43v) -- Vajrasūcyupaniṣad (f. 44r-48v) -- Paiṅgalopaniṣad (f. 48v-56v) -- Kalisaṃtaranopaniṣad (f.56v-57r) -- Nirālambopaniṣad (f. 57r-60r) -- Untitled upaniṣad (f. 60r-70v).; Title supplied by cataloger.; Written in 17-20 lines per leaf.; 71 leaves foliated 1-71, upper left and lower right verso.; Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; few corrections or additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout; manuscript is oriented in a portrait rather than landscape format and was previously bound at the top with cord or string, giving the impression of a notebook.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1205

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts