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3,219+ South Asian manuscripts from repositories across the world
University of Pennsylvania
1700–1850
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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
1700–1850
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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
1700–1850
ms_coll_390item_1212
An Upaniṣadic treatise, it is part of the Chāndogya Brāhmaṇa of the Tāṇḍya school of the Sāmaveda. Considered one of the earliest Upaniṣadic texts, it discusses Brahman (...
University of Pennsylvania
1700–1850
ms_coll_390item_945
An Upaniṣadic treatise, it is part of the Chāndogya Brāhmaṇa of the Tāṇḍya school of the Sāmaveda. Considered one of the earliest Upaniṣadic texts, it discusses Brahman (...
University of Pennsylvania
1700–1850
ms_coll_390item_1209
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...