Description of University of Pennsylvania Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1084: Citradīpa University of Pennsylvania These images and the content of Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1084: Citradīpa are free of known copyright restrictions and in the public domain. See the Creative Commons Public Domain Mark page for usage details, http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/. Metadata is ©2018 University of Pennsylvania Books & Manuscripts and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License version 4.0 (CC-BY-4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode. For a description of the terms of use see the Creative Commons Deed https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. Title from title page (f. 1r); commentary title Tātparyabodhinī supplied by cataloger; alternate commentary title Pañcadaśīprakāśikā supplied by cataloger. Written in 11-15 lines per leaf. 8 leaves foliated 1-8, upper left verso; earlier foliation from larger manuscript, 45-52, lower right verso. Manuscript was formerly part of a larger manuscript that includes Ms. Coll. 390, Item 1079, Item 1080, Item 1081, Item 1082, and Item 1083. Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; vertical margins marked with double red line; decorative free-hand drawing of decorative border around the title on first folio (f. 1r). Watermarks, one of three initials, B.G.Q.; another of a horse, possibly with a harness. 3420 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6206. University of Pennsylvania Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1084 9963321483503681 http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/900094326 Manuscript is used for contemplation and study and is a treatise on Hindu philosophy whose title is translated as Light on painting; compares the creation of the universe with that of a painting, written from the perspective of the Advaita (non-dualism) Vedānta school of philosophy; work contains part of an extensive commentary called the Tātparyabodhinī by Rāmakṛṣṇa running parallel, above and below, the main root text. In Sanskrit Citradīpa चित्रदीप Mādhava, -1386 Rāmakr̥ṣṇa Rāmakr̥ṣṇa associated name Śaṅkarācārya

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 1 item (8 leaves) : 11 x 32 cm Advaita Vedanta Hindu philosophy Philosophy, Indic Treatises Commentaries Watermarks Drawings (visual works) Manuscripts, India--18th century Manuscripts, India--19th century Manuscripts, Sanskrit--18th century Manuscripts, Sanskrit--19th century