Muṇḍakopaniṣad, circa 1700-1850
मुण्डकोपनिषद्, १७००-१८५०

Description
Manuscript is used for contemplation and recitation; a late Vedic work comprised of verse and mantras (words and phrases of power) to be used in meditation and ritual, for unlocking the secrets of higher knowledge, especially knowledge of the Self (ātman), expounded on by early Hindu philosophers.
Form
manuscripts (documents)
poems
prayers (compositions)
Manuscripts, Sanskrit
Date
1700
Language
Sanskrit
Subject
Hindu mantras
Rites and ceremonies -- India
Rites and ceremonies
Self (Philosophy)
Ātman
Hindu philosophy
Philosophy, Indic
Geographic Subject
India
Collection
Collection of Indic Manuscripts
Extent
1 item (8 leaves) : paper ; 14 x 26 cm
Notes
Title from title page (f. 1r).
Written in 9 lines per leaf.
8 leaves foliated 1-8, upper left and lower right verso.
Colophon: iti suṃḍa[ko]paniṣatsamāptaṃ // (f. 8v).
Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; vertical margins marked with double red line. Manuscript was written by the same scribe and on the same kind of paper as Ms. Coll. 390, Item 846.
In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
Related works
Digital facsimile for browsing (Colenda): https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/catalog/81431-p3b262
Also listed in
Penn Libraries Catalog
Physical Location
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 843
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Resource Type
Text

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