Ajñānabodhinī, circa 1700-1850; अज्ञानबोधिनी, १७००-१८५०

Name:

Śaṅkarācārya

Date:

1700

Description:

Manuscript is used for contemplation and study and is a Hindu philosophical treatise and commentary, written from the perspective and expounding upon the doctrine of the Advaita (non-dualism) Vedānta school of philosophy; presented as a dialogue between a master and his student. Manuscript lacks a beginning.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Advaita; Vedanta; Hindu philosophy; Philosophy, Indic

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

manuscripts (documents); commentaries; treatises; dialogues; Manuscripts, Sanskrit

Physical Description:

1 item (16 leaves) : paper; 11 x 16 cm

Rights:

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

Notes:

Title from colophon (f. 16v); alternate title Adhyātmavidyātma upadeśavidhi from colophon (f. 16v); second alternate title Adhyātmavidyātmopadeśavidhi supplied by cataloger.; Written in 12-13 lines per leaf.; 16 leaves foliated 2-16, [17], upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: itI śrī saṃkṣiptavedāṃtaśāstraprakriyāyāṃ śrīmatparamahaṃsaparivrājakācāryaśrīmadgoviṃdabhagavatpādapūjyaśrīmacchaṃkarācāryakṛtau bahir mukhāṃtaḥ pravaṇamajānabodhinI adhyātmavidyātma upadeśavidhiḥ samāptaḥ // ātmabodhanagarī[?]asīmohajālataraṇīghanīyasī (f. 16v).; Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; vertical margins marked with double black line.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1135

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts