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Ms. Coll. 390, Item 855 - Kaivalyopaniṣad
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| Title: |
Upanishads. Kaivalyopaniṣad.
Kaivalyopaniṣad, circa 1700-1850.
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| Physical description: |
1 item (3 leaves) : paper ; 12 x 26 cm.
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| Language(s): |
In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
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| Summary: |
Manuscript is used for contemplation and recitation and is a post-Vedic period upaniṣad, a philosophical treatise written
in poetic verse containing mantras and told through a narrative/mythological allegory, focusing on the centrality of the Hindu
god Śiva as the highest principle in the universe and identifying him with the gods Viṣṇu, Brahmā, and Indra.
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| Subject: |
Śaivism.
Hindu mythology.
Hindu philosophy.
Philosophy, Indic.
Siva (Hindu deity)
Vishnu (Hindu deity)
Indra (Hindu deity)
Brahmā (Hindu deity)
Hindu mantras.
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| Form / Genre: |
Treatises.
Poems.
Manuscripts, Sanskrit - 18th century.
Manuscripts, Sanskrit - 19th century.
Manuscripts - India - 18th century.
Manuscripts - India - 19th century.
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| Notes: |
Title from incipit (f. 1r).
Written in 8-9 lines per leaf.
3 leaves foliated 1-3, upper left and lower right verso.
Mistakes covered with yellow or crossed out, some additions written in margins; some significant phrases highlighted in red.
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| Indexed / Referenced in: |
Listed in H.I. Poleman, Census of Indic Manuscripts in the United States and Canada (New Haven, Conn.: American Oriental
Society, 1938), Poleman 534 (UP 855).
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| Cite as: |
UPenn Ms. Coll. 390, Item 855
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| Contained in: |
Collection of Indic Manuscripts. Item 855
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| Manuscript location: |
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts University of Pennsylvania Ms. Coll. 390
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| Vernacular script: |
कैवल्योपनिषद्, १७००-१८५०.
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