Āgamapradhānamāṇḍūkākhya prakaraṇa, circa 1700-1850; आगमप्रधानमाण्डूकाख्य प्रकरण,१७००-१८५०

Name:

Gauḍapāda Ācārya

Date:

1700

Description:

Manuscript is used for contemplation, study, and recitation and is a Hindu philosophical commentary on the Muṇḍakopaniṣad, a late Vedic work that is comprised of verse and mantras (words and phrases of power) that are used in meditation and ritual, for unlocking the secrets of higher knowledge, especially knowledge of the Self (ātman). Commentary is one of the earliest works to promote the Advaita (non-dualism) Vedānta school of philosophy, and predates the works of Śaṅkarācārya.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Hindu mantras; Rites and ceremonies -- India; Rites and ceremonies; Self (Philosophy); Ātman; Advaita; Vedanta; Hindu philosophy; Philosophy, Indic

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Poems; Prayers; Commentaries; Manuscripts, Sanskrit; Manuscripts

Physical Description:

1 item (4 leaves) : paper; 12 x 16 cm

Geographic Subject:

India

Rights:

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

Notes:

Title from colophon (f. 4v); alternate title Māṇḍūkyopaniṣatkārikā supplied by cataloger.; Written in 8-9 lines per leaf.; 4 leaves foliated 1-4, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: iti śrīgaudapādā[cā]ryavirācitam āgamapradhānamāṃḍūkākhyaṃ prakaraṇaṃ samāptaṃ // (f. 4v).; Mistakes covered in white-pink paste or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

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

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts