Chāndogyaṣaṣṭha, circa 1700-1850; छान्दोग्यषष्ठ,१७००-१८५०

Date:

1700

Description:

Manuscript used for contemplation and study and is an ancient philosophical treatise and sociological study and interpretation of more ancient rites and ceremonies from the early Vedic period. Presents a series of metaphors and philosophical problems that relate and compare the Self to the ultimate reality in the universe. Manuscript consists of the sixth part of the text.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Self (Philosophy); Vedanta; Rites and ceremonies -- India; Rites and ceremonies; Hindu philosophy; Philosophy, Indic

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Treatises; Manuscripts, Sanskrit; Manuscripts

Physical Description:

1 item (10 leaves) : paper; 10 x 16 cm

Geographic Subject:

India

Rights:

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

Notes:

Title from colophon (f. 10r).; Written in 9-10 lines per leaf.; 10 leaves foliated 1-10, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: iti chāṃdogyaṣaṣṭho 'dhyāyaḥ // śrīkṛṣṇārpaṇam astu // (f. 10r).; Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

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

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts