Description of University of Pennsylvania Ms. Coll. 390 Item 2321: Upaśamaprakaraṇa
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Title from internal colophon (f. 3v).
Written in 12-15 lines per leaf.
62 leaves foliated 1-62, upper left and lower right verso.
Internal colophon: iti śrīmokṣopāyeṣūpaśamaprakaraṇe prathamānhikavarṇanaḥ sargaḥ sargaḥ 1 (f. 3v).
Dated after 1840 based on watermark.
Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins.
Watermarks of Britannia; the name W. & J. Harris, Turkey Mill, 1839; and J. & J. Town, Turkey Mill, 1840.
3420 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6206.
University of Pennsylvania
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts
Ms. Coll. 390 Item 2321
9972316533503681
http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/961831874
http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/medren/7231653
A treatise on Advaita (non-dualism) philosophy that is distinct from Vedānta. Addresses the concept of dissolution (upaśama). It is a Kashmiri work and part of the Mokṣopāya. It became the basis of the Yogavāsiṣṭha, a work of Vedānta philosophy. An unidentified commentary runs horizontally above and below the root text. Manuscript is incomplete.
In Sanskrit
Upaśamaprakaraṇa
उपशमप्रकरण
paper
1 item (62 leaves) : 21 x 33 cm
Advaita
Hindu philosophy
Philosophy, Indic
Commentaries
Treatises
Watermarks
Manuscripts, Sanskrit--19th century
Manuscripts--India--19th century