Description of University of Pennsylvania Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1140: Āgamapradhānamāṇḍūkākhya prakaraṇa University of Pennsylvania These images and the content of Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1140: Āgamapradhānamāṇḍūkākhya prakaraṇa 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 colophon (f. 4v); alternate title Māṇḍūkyopaniṣatkārikā supplied by cataloger. Written in 8-9 lines per leaf. 4 leaves foliated 1-4, upper left and lower right verso. Mistakes covered in white-pink paste or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins. 3420 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6206. University of Pennsylvania Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1140 9963243033503681 http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/898498526 http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/medren/6324303 Manuscript is used for contemplation, study, and recitation and is a Hindu philosophical commentary on the Muṇḍakopaniṣad, a late Vedic work that is comprised of verse and mantras (words and phrases of power) that are used in meditation and ritual, for unlocking the secrets of higher knowledge, especially knowledge of the Self (ātman). Commentary is one of the earliest works to promote the Advaita (non-dualism) Vedānta school of philosophy, and predates the works of Śaṅkarācārya. In Sanskrit Āgamapradhānamāṇḍūkākhya prakaraṇa आगमप्रधानमाण्डूकाख्य प्रकरण Gauḍapāda Ācārya Colophon: iti śrīgaudapādā[cā]ryavirācitam āgamapradhānamāṃḍūkākhyaṃ prakaraṇaṃ samāptaṃ // (f. 4v).

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 1 item (4 leaves) : 12 x 16 cm Hindu mantras Rites and ceremonies--India Self (Philosophy) Ātman Advaita Vedanta Hindu philosophy Philosophy, Indic Poems Prayers Commentaries Manuscripts, Sanskrit--18th century Manuscripts, Sanskrit--19th century Manuscripts--India--18th century Manuscripts--India--19th century