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Ms. Coll. 390, Item 856 - Māṇḍūkyopaniṣad
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| Title: |
Upanishads. Māṇḍūkyopaniṣad.
Māṇḍūkyopaniṣad, 1700-1850.
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| Physical description: |
1 item (2 leaves) : paper ; 12 x 25 cm.
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| Language(s): |
In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
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| Summary: |
Manuscript is used for contemplation and study and is a Hindu philosophical treatise employing primarily Hindu mantras (phrases
of power). The work outlines four states of consciousness (awake, dreaming, sleeping, and transcendent).
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| Subject: |
Consciousness - Religious aspects - Hinduism.
Hindu mantras.
Hindu philosophy.
Philosophy, Indic.
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| Form / Genre: |
Treatises.
Manuscripts, Sanskrit - 18th century.
Manuscripts, Sanskrit - 19th century.
Manuscripts - India - 18th century.
Manuscripts - India - 19th century.
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| Notes: |
Title from colophon (f. 2v).
Written in 13 lines per leaf.
2 leaves.
Colophon: ity atharvavede śaunakīśākhāyāṃ māṃḍūkyopaniṣatsamāptā // bhadaṃ karṇeśāṃ (f. 2v).
Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red;
double red line marks vertical margins.
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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 706 (UP 856).
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| Cite as: |
UPenn Ms. Coll. 390, Item 856
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| Contained in: |
Collection of Indic Manuscripts. Item 856
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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: |
माण्डूक्योपनिषद्, १७००-१८५०.
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