Bhūtaviveka
ms_coll_390item_1078 · University of Pennsylvania
Introduction
About this Manuscript
This text is on Advaita (non-dualistic) Vedānta school of Hindu philosophy. Bhūtaviveka is also known as Pañcamahābhūtaviveka or Mahābhūtaviveka. The manuscript has a second chapter of the Pañcadaśī.(Bhūtaviveka). The text dealing with a study of the nature of the five elements (Śabda, Sparśa, Rūpa,Rasa, Gaṅdha ) and their differentiation from Brahman leads to Mokṣa. The text is incomplete. A work contains part of an extensive commentary called the Tātparyabodhinī by Rāmakṛṣṇa running parallel, above and below, the main root text. The manuscript is written in 6–10 lines per leaf. Mistakes are blacked out. Some corrections and additions in margins. Vertical margins marked with double red line. Watermark includes faint letters or words as well as a large crest.
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Catalogue Metadata
| Title | Bhūtaviveka |
| Repository | University of Pennsylvania |
| Reference Number | ms_coll_390item_1078 |
| Collection | Collection of Indic Manuscripts |
| Language | Sanskrit |
| Script | Devanāgarī |
| Subject Classification | Advaita (non-dualistic) Vedānta school of Hindu philosophy, Darśanaśāstra. |
| Date | 1700–1850 |
| Place of Origin | United States of America |
| IIIF Manifest | Public IIIF manifest available |