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Ms. Coll. 390, Item 920 - Kenopaniṣad
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| Title: |
Upanishads. Kenopaniṣad.
Kenopaniṣad, circa 1700-1850.
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| Physical description: |
1 item (3 leaves) : paper ; 10 x 26 cm.
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| Language(s): |
In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
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| Summary: |
Manuscript is used for contemplation, study, and recitation, and is a philosophical work dedicated to asking questions about
the nature of the universe, human perception of it, and the highest realities therein.
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| Subject: |
Hinduism - Examinations, questions, etc.
Hindu philosophy.
Philosophy, Indic.
Hindu cosmology.
Perception (Philosophy)
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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. 3r).
Written in 8 lines per leaf.
3 leaves foliated 1-3, upper left and lower right verso.
Colophon: iti kenopaniṣatsamāptā // śrī oṃ satyajñānāyanamaḥ // (f. 3r).
Mistakes blacked out; some folios treated with yellow turmeric powder to protect the manuscript from insects.
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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 518 (UP 920).
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| Cite as: |
UPenn Ms. Coll. 390, Item 920
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| Contained in: |
Collection of Indic Manuscripts. Item 920
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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: |
केनोपनिषद्, १७००-१८५०.
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