Dvaitavivekaprakaraṇa, circa 1700-1850; द्वैतविवेकप्रकरण,१७००-१८५०
Name:
Mādhava, -1386; Rāmakr̥ṣṇa
Date:
1700
Description:
Manuscript is used for contemplation and study and is a treatise on Hindu philosophy whose title is translated as Treatise on the discrimination of dualism, written from the perspective of the Advaita (non-dualism) Vedānta school of philosophy; work contains part of an extensive commentary called the Tātparyabodhinī by Rāmakṛṣṇa running parallel, above and below, the main root text.
Title from colophon (f. 9v); commentary title Tātparyabodhinī supplied by cataloger; alternate commentary title Pañcadaśīprakāśikā supplied by cataloger.; Written in 9-12 lines per leaf.; 9 leaves foliated 1-9, upper left verso; alternate set of foliation from larger manuscript is 33-41, lower right verso.; Colophon: iti śrīśaṃkarācāryaguruṇā viracito dvaitavivekaḥ paṃcadaśyāṃ caturthaḥ samāptaḥ // (f. 9v).; Commentary colophon: iti śrīmatparamahaṃsaparivrājakāyacārya śrībhāratītīrthavidyāraṇyamunivaryakiṃkareṇa rāmakṛṣṇakhyaviduṣāviracitā dvaitavivekapadavyākhyā samāptā // (f. 9v).; Manuscript was formerly part of a larger manuscript that includes Ms. Coll. 390, Item 1079, Item 1081, Item 1082, Item 1083, and Item 1084.; Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; vertical margins marked with double red line; title page has decorative, floral border drawn free-hand in red ink around the title (f. 1r).; Watermarks of a coat of arms with an unclear name across it along with the initials A.P. underneath it.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī).
Physical Location:
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1080
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