Penn in Hand: Selected Manuscripts

Bhikṣukopaniṣad, circa 1700-1850.

1 item (2 leaves) : paper ; 14 x 20 cm.

Manuscript is used for consultation and study, and is a Hindu philosophical treatise focused on activities of renunciants, such as begging for alms, meditation (breath control), and other rites. Includes brief mention of caste.

Title from colophon (f. 2).

Written in 9-11 lines per leaf.

2 leaves foliated 1-2, upper left and lower right verso.

Colophon: itī bhikṣukopaniṣadasamāptāḥ // śrīgananaprasaṃnnaḥ (f. 2r).

Mistakes blacked out; one correction/addition in margin (f. 1v).

UPenn Ms. Coll. 390, Item 971

Collection of Indic Manuscripts. Item 971

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

भिक्षुकोपनिषद्, १७००-१८५०.