Description of University of Pennsylvania Ms. Coll. 390 Item 2179: Saptabhūmivyavasthā
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Title from colophon (f. 1v).
Written in 8-11 lines per leaf.
1 leaf.
Mistakes covered in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant words or phrases highlighted in red.
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Ms. Coll. 390 Item 2179
9971499083503681
http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/959925868
http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/medren/7149908
Manuscript is a fragment from a section of the Yogavāsiṣṭha. It is part of a philosophical work expressed through narrative, considered an addendum to the Rāmāyaṇa. Presented as a dialogue between the sage Vasiṣṭha and king Rāma who seeks spiritual guidance.
In Sanskrit
Saptabhūmivyavasthā
सप्तभूमिव्यवस्था
Colophon: iti saptabhūmivyavasthā (f. 1v).
paper
1 item (23 leaves) : 11 x 22 cm
Hindu philosophy
Philosophy, Indic
Hindu mythology
Rāma (Hindu deity)
Treatises
Dialogues
Manuscripts, Sanskrit--18th century
Manuscripts, Sanskrit--19th century
Manuscripts--India--18th century
Manuscripts--India--19th century