Manuscript used for contemplation and study and is a philosophical treatise titled Knowledge of the Self, a summary of Advaita (non-dualism) Vedānta doctrine, possibly derived from verses of the Atharvaveda, but typically attributed to Śaṅkarācārya.
Title from colophon (f. 5r).; Written in 9 lines per leaf.; 5 leaves foliated 1-5, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: iti śrīmatparamahaṃsaparivrājakācāryaśrīmatsaṃkarācāryaviracitātmabodhaprakaraṇaṃ samāptaṃ (f. 5r).; Mistakes covered over in white or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout; vertical margins marked with double red and black line.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
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Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1200
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