Description of University of Pennsylvania Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1093: Subodhinīvajrasūcī
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Title from colophon (f. 5v).
Written in 9-10 lines per leaf.
5 leaves foliated 1-5, upper left and lower right verso.
Dated śaka 1754 (1832) (f. 5v).
Mistakes blacked out; corrections and additions in margins.
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Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1093
9963242703503681
http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/898494632
http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/medren/6324270
Manuscript was used for contemplation and study and is a short Hindu philosophical treatise written from the perspective of the Advaita (non-dualism) Vedanta school of philosophy. The work deals especially with issues of the traditional caste system and purity.
In Sanskrit
Subodhinīvajrasūcī
सुबोधिनीवज्रसूची
Śaṅkarācārya
Colophon: iti śrīmacchaṃkarācāryaviracitopaniṣatsubodhinīvajrasūcī samāptā śake 1754 śobhanāṣde // śrīveṃkaṭeśārpaṇam astu // (f. 5v).
paper
1 item (5 leaves) : 10 x 24 cm
Caste--India--Philosophy
Caste--Religious aspects--Hinduism
Advaita
Vedanta
Indian philosophy
Hindu philosophy
Treatises
Manuscripts, Sanskrit--19th century
Manuscripts--India--19th century