Description of University of Pennsylvania Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1338: Adbhutaśānti
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Title from incipit (f. 1r).
Written in 10-11 lines per leaf.
4 leaves foliated 1-4, upper left and lower right verso.
Mistakes 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 1338
9963979883503681
http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/908392651
http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/medren/6397988
Manuscript is probably from the Baudhāyanasūtra of Baudhāyana and is a manual including rules, laws, and procedures according to the Atharvaveda tradition that are often employed at the time of natural disasters such as earthquakes.
In Sanskrit
Adbhutaśānti
अद्भुतशान्ति
Baudhāyana
Colophon: ity ataśāṃtayaḥ // (f. 4r).
paper
1 item (4 leaves) : 11 x 22 cm
Earthquakes--Religious aspects--Hinduism
Hinduism--Rituals--Texts
Rites and ceremonies--India
Hindu law
Dharma
Manuals (instructional materials)
Treatises
Manuscripts, Sanskrit--18th century
Manuscripts, Sanskrit--19th century
Manuscripts--India--18th century
Manuscripts--India--19th century