Chāndogyopaniṣad, circa 1700-1850; छान्दोग्योपनिषद्,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.
Title from marginal abbreviations.; Written in 10-11 lines per leaf.; 10 leaves foliated 1-10, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: ity upaniṣadi aṣṭamaḥ pāṭhakaḥ śrīśubhaṃ āpyāyaṃtumamāṃgāni śāṃtiḥ 6 // (f. 74r).; Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; vertical margins marked with double red lines.; Blue machine-made, possibly European, paper with watermarks of various letters of an unknown company along with a crest or a crown or cross.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
Physical Location:
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 945
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