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3,219+ South Asian manuscripts from repositories across the world
University of Pennsylvania
1800's
ms_coll_390item_949
A text dedicated to the Divine Mother Goddess (Devī), this work embodies the essence of Śākta philosophy. It is extracted from the Atharvaśīrṣa Upaniṣad. It is believed t...
University of Pennsylvania
1700–1850
ms_coll_390item_1218
A text dedicated to the Divine Mother Goddess (Devī), this work embodies the essence of Śākta philosophy. It is extracted from the Atharvaśīrṣa Upaniṣad. It is believed t...
University of Pennsylvania
1700–1850
ms_coll_390item_1192
An Upaniṣad text dedicated to the god Dattātreya, a combined form of the gods Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Śiva. It is a late Upaniṣad composed of 12 mantras, expressing the fundam...
University of Pennsylvania
1751 Śaka Saṃvat (1829 CE)
ms_coll_390item_1240
A composite manuscript contains major Upaniṣads: Daśaśānti (Part 1, f. 2a–2b); Māṇḍūkyopaniṣad (Part 1, f. 3a–3b); Taittirīyopaniṣad (Part 2, f. 1a–8a); Kaṭhop...
University of Pennsylvania
1700–1850
ms_coll_390item_1205
A composite manuscript contains minor Upaniṣads: Aṣṭāvakra-Gītā (f. 2a–26a); Bhikṣukopaniṣad (f. 26a–27a); Saṃnyāsopaniṣad (f. 27a–39a); Paramahaṅsoparivrajākopaniṣad (f....
University of Pennsylvania
1700–1850
ms_coll_390item_1187
An Upaniṣadic text derived from the third Prapāṭhaka of the Taittirīya Āraṇyaka, it covers Anuvākas 1–21. This manuscript is similar to Item 984. (Written in 6–7 lines pe...
University of Pennsylvania
1700–1850
ms_coll_390item_984
An Upaniṣadic text derived from the third Prapāṭhaka of the Taittirīya Āraṇyaka, it covers Anuvākas 1–21. (Written in 9 lines per leaf.; 9 leaves foliated 1–4, 14–18, upp...
University of Pennsylvania
1700–1850
ms_coll_390item_968
This is the sixth chapter of the Chāndogya Upaniṣad, containing up to 16 khaṇḍas (sections). The chapter narrates the dialogue between the father, Uddālaka Aruṇa, and his...
University of Pennsylvania
1700–1850
ms_coll_390item_1058
This is the sixth chapter of the Chāndogya Upaniṣad, containing up to 16 khaṇḍas (sections). The chapter narrates the dialogue between the father, Uddālaka Aruṇa, and his...
University of Pennsylvania
1700–1850
ms_coll_390item_1210
This manuscript contains the seventh and eighth chapters of the Chāndogya Upaniṣad. The seventh chapter narrates the dialogue between Sage Sanatkumāra and Sage Nārada abo...
University of Pennsylvania
1700–1850
ms_coll_390item_1211
This is the sixth chapter of the Chāndogya Upaniṣad, containing up to 16 khaṇḍas (sections). The chapter narrates the dialogue between the father, Uddālaka Aruṇa, and his...
University of Pennsylvania
1758 Śaka Saṃvat (1836 CE)
ms_coll_390item_1213
This is the sixth chapter of the Chāndogya Upaniṣad, containing up to 16 khaṇḍas (sections). The chapter narrates the dialogue between the father, Uddālaka Aruṇa, and his...