Manuscript is used for contemplation and study and is a treatise on Hindu philosophy from the perspective of the Advaita (non-dualism) Vedānta school of philosophy; it explores and analyzes the nature of the five elements (ether, air, fire, water and earth) and how they may be differentiated from the ultimate principle in the universe, the brahman; work contains part of an extensive commentary called the Tātparyabodhinī by Rāmakṛṣṇa running parallel, above and below, the main root text.
Title from title page (f. 21r); commentary title Tātparyabodhinī supplied by cataloger; alternate commentary title Pañcadaśīprakāśikā supplied by cataloger.; Written in 5-9 lines per leaf.; 21 leaves foliated 1-21, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: iti bhūtavivekaḥ samāptaḥ // (f. 21r).; Manuscript was formerly part of a larger manuscript that was copied by two or three scribal hands and includes Ms. Coll. 390, Item 1046, Item 1047, Item 1048, Item 1049, and Item 1050.; Dated saṃvat 1843 (1786) (Ms. Coll. 390, Item 1050, f. 7v).; Scribe is Bhaguvāsara (Ms. Coll. 390, Item 1050, f. 7r).; Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; some symbols, numbers, words, and phrases highlighted in red.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
Physical Location:
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390
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