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• bibid: 9971499063503681
• http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/959925322
• http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/medren/7149906

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The penultimate book (fifth of six) in a philosophical work expressed through a narrative, often considered a philosophical addendum to the Rāmāyaṇa. Presented as a dialogue between the sage Vasiṣṭha and king Rāma who seeks spiritual guidance. This book contains seven chapters. Includes excerpts from various schools of Hindu philosophy.

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• Title from internal colophon (f. 18v).
   
• Written in 8-11 lines per leaf.
   
• 23 leaves foliated 1-23, upper left and lower right verso.
   
• Internal colophon: ity upaśamaprakaraṇe suradūpākhyānaṃ nāmasaptamaḥ sargaḥ // (f. 18v).
   
• Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins.
   

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Subjects topical

• Hindu philosophy
• Philosophy, Indic
• Hindu mythology
• Rāma (Hindu deity)

Genres

• Treatises
• Dialogues
• Manuscripts, Sanskrit--18th century
• Manuscripts, Sanskrit--19th century
• Manuscripts--India--18th century
• Manuscripts--India--19th century

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