Pratikramaṇasūtra, circa 1700-1850; प्रतिक्रमणसूत्र,१७००-१८५०

Date:

1700

Description:

Jaina manuscript for private use, recitation, and reflection, dedicated to removing karmic sin and wrong-doing, as defined by Jaina tradition, such as harming other living beings. Text also contains a praise of the Jaina Tīrthaṅkaras. Manuscript is incomplete, containing about only half of the known sūtras in this work.

Language:

Prakrit languages

Provenance:

Purchased in 1960, possibly from Gujarat as notes on wrapper in Gujarati script.

Subject:

Forgiveness of sin; Jainism; Tīrthaṅkaras; Rites and ceremonies -- India; Rites and ceremonies; Sin -- Jainism; Forgiveness of sin -- Jainism; Karma; Jainism -- Prayers and devotions

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Manuals (instructional materials); Manuscripts, Sanskrit; Manuscripts; Prayers; Devotional literature; manuscripts (documents)

Physical Description:

1 item (3 leaves) : paper; 12 x 27 cm

Geographic Subject:

India

Rights:

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

Notes:

Title supplied by cataloger.; Written in 13 lines per leaf.; 3 leaves foliated 1-3, lower right verso.; Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; red lines mark verses throughout.; Non-Latin script record.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Indic 12