Manuscript is used for contemplation and study and is a Hindu philosophical treatise, serving as sayings or maxims within the framework of Advaita Vedānta that poses a series of questions (praśna) and answers between students and their teacher.
Text often attributed to Śaṃkarācārya, but likely compiled from other texts by one of his followers.; Title from explicit (f. 7v); alternate title from front of manuscript (f. 1r).; Written in 5-6 lines per leaf.; 7 leaves foliated 1-7, upper left and lower right verso.; Dated saṃvat 1912 (1855) (f. 1r).; Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant phrases highlighted in red.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
Physical Location:
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390
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