Godānavidhi, circa 1650-1799; गोदानविधि,१६५०-१७९९

Timespan:

Early works to 1800

Date:

1650

Description:

Manual with associated rules and laws (dharma) for the initiation rite of shaving the head of young men and making an offering of the hair.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Dharma; Rites and ceremonies; Tonsure -- Hinduism; Tonsure -- Hinduism -- Early works to 1800; Hinduism -- Rituals -- Texts -- Early works to 1800; Hinduism -- Rituals; Rites and ceremonies -- India -- Early works to 1800; Hindu law -- Early works to 1800; Hindu law; Dharma -- Early works to 1800

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

manuals (instructional materials); treatises; Manuscripts, Sanskrit; Manuscripts; manuscripts (documents)

Physical Description:

1 item (4 leaves) : paper; 8 x 21 cm

Geographic Subject:

India

Rights:

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

Notes:

Title from colophon (f. 4r).; Written in 10-11 lines per leaf.; 4 leaves foliated 1-3, [4], upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: iti godānavidhiḥ // (f. 4r).; Mistakes 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 1389

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts