1700–1850

Chāndogya Upaniṣad (8 prapāṭhakas)

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Sanskrit Devanāgarī Script Upaniṣad
Repository University of Pennsylvania
Reference No. ms_coll_390item_945
Language Sanskrit
Date 1700–1850

About this Manuscript

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 (the supreme reality), liberation, and the means to attain it. The text comprises of eight prapāṭhakas (chapters), which are further divided into subchapters (khaṇḍas). (Written in 10–11 lines per leaf.; 10 leaves foliated 1–10, upper left and lower right verso. Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; vertical margins marked with double red lines.; Blue machine-made, possibly European, paper with watermarks of various letters of an unknown company along with a crest or a crown or cross.)

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Catalogue Metadata

Title Chāndogya Upaniṣad (8 prapāṭhakas)
Repository University of Pennsylvania
Reference Number ms_coll_390item_945
Collection Collection of Indic Manuscripts
Language Sanskrit
Script Devanāgarī
Subject Classification Upaniṣad
Date 1700–1850
Place of Origin United States of America
IIIF Manifest Public IIIF manifest available

Subjects & Keywords

Upaniṣad