Description of University of Pennsylvania Ms. Coll. 390 Item 586: Ṣoḍaśopacāramudrā
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Title from colophon (f. 2v); alternate title Ṣoḍaśopacāramudrālakṣaṇāni from wrapper notes.
Written in 10 lines per leaf.
2 leaves foliated 1-2, upper left and lower right verso.
Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins.
Cut palm leaf or possibly wood.
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University of Pennsylvania
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts
Ms. Coll. 390 Item 586
9959998903503681
http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/857180512
http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/medren/5999890
Manuscript used for private recitation and rituals involving the 16 steps of worshiping a Hindu deity and is especially focused on hand gestures (mudrās).
In Sanskrit
Ṣoḍaśopacāramudrā
षोडशोपचारमुद्रा
Colophon: iti Ṣoḍaśopacāramudrāḥ samāptāḥ // (f. 2v).
palm leaf
1 item (2 leaves) : 10 x 23 cm
Devotional literature, Sanskrit
Rites and ceremonies--India
Gesture--Religious aspects--Hinduism
Mudrās (Hinduism)
Hindu gods
Prayers
Manuscripts, Sanskrit--18th century
Manuscripts, Sanskrit--19th century
Manuscripts--India--18th century
Manuscripts--India--19th century