1700–1850
Kaivalyopaniṣad
ms_coll_390item_1144 · University of Pennsylvania
Introduction
About this Manuscript
The manuscript is Kaivalya upaniṣad from Atharvaveda. The text expresses Shaivism in vedanta. Aśvalayana ask to brahma about realizaton of the self and non dual idendity. The Kaivalya Upanishad describes the final stage of complete realization, where one attains the ultimate knowledge that dissolves all duality, allowing the realized being to emerge as the one the absolute, beyond all distinctions. Title from colophon (f. 4b). The manuscript is written in 9–11 lines per leaf. 4 leaves are foliated 1–4, upper left and lower right verso. Mistakes are blacked out or crossed out. The manuscript sr no 917 and 918 are same but the scribe is different.
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ms_coll_390item_1144 · University of Pennsylvania
Catalogue Metadata
| Title | Kaivalyopaniṣad |
| Repository | University of Pennsylvania |
| Reference Number | ms_coll_390item_1144 |
| Collection | Collection of Indic Manuscripts |
| Language | Sanskrit |
| Script | Devanāgarī |
| Subject Classification | Minor upaniṣad literature, Śaiva Upaniṣad, Śaivism school of Hindu philosophy, Hindu Legends of deities, Darśanaśāstra. |
| Date | 1700–1850 |
| Place of Origin | United States of America |
| IIIF Manifest | Public IIIF manifest available |
Subjects & Keywords
Minor upaniṣad literature
Śaiva Upaniṣad
Śaivism school of Hindu philosophy
Hindu Legends of deities
Darśanaśāstra.
