Talavakāropaniṣaddīpikā , circa 1700-1850; तलवकारोपनिषद्दीपिका,१७००-१८५०

Name:

Śaṅkarānanda, active 1290

Date:

1700

Description:

Manuscript is used for contemplation and study and is a Hindu philosophical treatise and commentary (bhāṣya) written from the perspective of Advaita Vedānta, on the Kenopaniṣad, a late Vedic work. This work is dedicated to asking questions about the nature of the universe, human perception of it, and the highest realities therein (ātman, brahman, and others), between students and their teacher. In the process the work addresses and offers an interpretation of early social and ritual action.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Hinduism; Hinduism -- Examinations, questions, etc; Self (Philosophy); Hindu cosmology; Advaita; Vedanta; Hindu philosophy; Philosophy, Indic

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Examinations; Commentaries; Treatises; Dialogues; Manuscripts, Sanskrit; Manuscripts

Physical Description:

1 item (16 leaves) : paper; 12 x 25 cm

Rights:

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

Notes:

Author named Śaṅkarabhagavata in commentary colophon (f. 16v).; Title from colophon (f. 16v); alternative title Kenopaniṣadbhāṣya from marginal abbreviations.; Written in 12-14 lines per leaf.; 16 leaves foliated 1-16, lower right verso.; Colophon: iti śrīśaṃkarabhagavataḥ kṛtau talavakāropaniṣaddīpikā samāptaṃ // (f. 16v).; Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red near the front and back of the manuscript.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

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

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts