Chāndogya Upaniṣad (8 prapāṭhakas)
ms_coll_390item_945 · University of Pennsylvania
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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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| 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 |