Māṇḍūkyopaniṣad, 1700-1850; माण्डूक्योपनिषद्,१७००-१८५०

Date:

1700

Description:

Manuscript is used for contemplation and study and is a Hindu philosophical treatise employing primarily Hindu mantras (phrases of power). The work outlines four states of consciousness (awake, dreaming, sleeping, and transcendent).

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Consciousness -- Religious aspects -- Hinduism; Hindu mantras; Hindu philosophy; Philosophy, Indic

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Treatises; Manuscripts, Sanskrit; Manuscripts

Physical Description:

1 item (2 leaves) : paper; 12 x 25 cm

Rights:

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

Notes:

Title from colophon (f. 2v).; Written in 13 lines per leaf.; 2 leaves.; Colophon: ity atharvavede śaunakīśākhāyāṃ māṃḍūkyopaniṣatsamāptā // bhadaṃ karṇeśāṃ (f. 2v).; Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red; double red line marks vertical margins.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

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

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts