Vākyasudhā, circa 1700-1850; वाक्यसुधा,१७००-१८५०

Name:

Śaṅkarācārya

Date:

1700

Description:

Manuscript is used for contemplation, study, and recitation; contains a short philosophical synopsis highlighting the main teachings of Śaṅkarācārya. The work presents ideas about perception of the Self (ātman) and its relationship to consciousness and the manifestation of emotions and desires. It draws from a wealth of interpretive writings on the Upaniṣads, illuminating such well known phrases as You are that (tat tvam asi). The work is written from the perspective of the Advaita (non-dualism) Vedanta school of philosophy.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Self (Philosophy); Advaita; Vedanta; Hindu philosophy; Philosophy, Indic

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Treatises; Watermarks; Manuscripts, Sanskrit; Manuscripts; manuscripts (documents)

Physical Description:

1 item (4 leaves) : paper; 11 x 16 cm

Rights:

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

Notes:

Title from colophon (f. 4v).; Written in 11-12 lines per leaf.; 4 leaves foliated 1-4, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: iti śrīmacchaṃkarācāryaviracitaṃvākyasudhāprkaraṇaṃsamāptaṃ // ́śrī saccidānaṃdārpaṇam astu // (f. 4v).; Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins.; Watermark bearing part of a crest of some kind.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1130

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts