Siddhāntabindu, circa 1650-1799; सिद्धान्तबिन्दु,१६५०-१७९९
Name:
Madhusūdana Sarasvatī
Date:
1700
Description:
Manuscript is used for contemplation and study and is a Hindu philosophical treatise and commentary on Śaṅkarācārya's Daśaslokī, written from the perspective of the Advaita (non-dualism) Vedānta branch of philosophy with emphasis on the devotional path (bhakti) towards knowledge of the absolute or brahman without qualities (nirguṇa brahman).
Title from colophon (f. 41v).; Written in 7 lines per leaf.; 41 leaves foliated 1-41, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: iti śrīparamahaṃsaparivrājakācāryavaryaviśveśvarasarasvatīpūjyapādaśiṣyaśrīmadhusūdanasarasvatīviracitaḥ siddhāṃtabi[ṃ]duḥ // (41 r).; Mistakes blacked out; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red through the first part of the manuscript; vertical margins marked with double black lines.; Watermarks bearing the date of 1836 and a crest of a seated Britannia throughout the manuscript.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
Physical Location:
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1123
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