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Collection Area Endangered Archives Programme Project / Collection Sanskrit and Malayalam Manuscripts from the Thrissur Monastic Complex Language Malayalam

1. EAP1039/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1039/1
Title:
Sanskrit and Malayalam Manuscripts from the Thrissur Monastic Complex
Scope & Content:
This collection adds up the general manuscripts collection of the Vadakke Madham Brahmaswam (B-), which is the result of the accretion, at various periods of time, of manuscripts from the four Śaṅkaran monastic institutions of the city of Thrissur (Central Kerala), as well as various other small...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Malayalam and Sanskrit
Date Range:
1600-1920
Extent:
54 files containing 11931 TIFF images

2. EAP1039/1/17

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1039/1/17
Title:
അപ്പയ്യദീക്ഷിതരുടേ സിദ്ധാന്തലേശസംഗ്രഹവും പിന്നേ ചേറിയ പല ഗ്രന്ഥങ്ങളും
Scope & Content:
A bundle mainly containing Appayya Dīkṣita's work, together with an Upaniṣad and ritual instructions about Cāturmasya. We may infer from this that the manuscript may have been used by a saṃnyāsin (possibly connected to the Sāmaveda) residing in the Thrissur Madham for private study. The bundle i...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Malayalam and Sanskrit
Date Range:
1700-1850
Extent:
191 TIFF images

3. EAP1039/1/18

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1039/1/18
Title:
തൃശ്ശൂർ സംസ്ക്കാര സംബന്ധിയായ സാമഗ്രികൾ അടങ്ങിയ ഗ്രന്ഥം
Scope & Content:
A very important bundle, containing a variety of texts (most of them totally unstudied) related to the Thrissur monastic traditions: hagiography, doctrine, ritual, etc. This is a unique document, which needs to be studied in its own right. The date of copy is unfortunately not known. Custodial ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Malayalam and Sanskrit
Date Range:
1700-1850
Extent:
305 TIFF images

4. EAP1039/1/20

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1039/1/20
Title:
പത്തു പ്രധാനപ്പെട്ട ഉപനിഷത്തുകൾ അടങ്ങിയ ഗ്രന്ഥം
Scope & Content:
The bundle contains mainly ten Upaniṣads (generally corresponding to the list of ten classical Upaniṣads with the exception of the Bṛhadāraṇyaka), and various other Advaitic texts and ritual instructions. Such collections of Upaniṣad are fairly frequent within the Thrissur collection. The bundle...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Malayalam and Sanskrit
Date Range:
1700-1850
Extent:
240 TIFF images

5. EAP1039/1/28

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1039/1/28
Title:
സമ്മിശ്രമായ അദ്വൈത സംബന്ധിയും അചാരങ്ങളുടേയും കൃതി അടങ്ങിയ ഗ്രന്ഥം
Scope & Content:
A composite bundle, containing three basic Advaita works, along with instructions for special ceremonies to be conducted by saṃnyāsins. Custodial history: Former ownership is not known. Extent and format of original material: 44 leaves, among which 5 are left blank. Physical characteristics: ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Malayalam and Sanskrit
Date Range:
1700-1850
Extent:
93 TIFF images

6. EAP1039/1/32

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1039/1/32
Title:
സന്ന്യാസ സംബന്ധിയായ വിവിധ കൃതികള്
Scope & Content:
The bundle contains a large number of smaller works, generally dealing with the duties and devotion of saṃnyāsins: ritual instructions, devotional works, smaller philosophical works, etc. The copy was ordered in 1916 (Kollam 1092) by the head (Swamiyar) of the Thekke Madham. Custodial history: ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Malayalam and Sanskrit
Date Range:
1916
Extent:
361 TIFF images

7. EAP1039/1/37

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1039/1/37
Title:
ആചാര കൃതികളുടേ സമ്മിശ്രമായ ഗ്രന്ഥം
Scope & Content:
A composite bundle, containing mainly instructions for the performance of a particular ceremony (Caṭaṅku) by saṃnyāsins. The bundle also includes a minor Upaniṣad and a short philosophical text by Sureśvara. Custodial history: Former ownership is not known. Extent and format of original materi...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Malayalam and Sanskrit
Date Range:
1700-1850
Extent:
88 TIFF images

8. EAP1039/1/50

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1039/1/50
Title:
യത്യാചാരം
Scope & Content:
A brief, anonymous treatise in Malayalam dealing with rules of conduct to be followed by saṃnyāsins. Custodial history: Former ownership is not known. Extent and format of original material: 26 leaves. Physical characteristics: Size: W 4 L 14. 2 string holes; 2 wooden covers; 1 string (modern...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Malayalam
Date Range:
1700-1850
Extent:
53 TIFF images

9. EAP1039/1/52

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1039/1/52
Title:
കാവ്യസംബന്ധിയായതും ആചാരസംബന്ധിയായതുമായ കൃതികളടങ്ങിയ ഗ്രന്ഥം
Scope & Content:
The main item of this bundle is a large poetical work in the classical style (kāvya), on the life and deeds of Kṛṣṇa. A brief set of instructions for rituals around "renunciation" (saṃnyāsa) is found at the end of the bundle. Custodial history: Former ownership is not known. Extent and format ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Malayalam and Sanskrit
Date Range:
1700-1850
Extent:
293 TIFF images

10. EAP1039/1/54

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1039/1/54
Title:
ഭക്തിസംബന്ധിയായ കൃതികളടങ്ങിയ ഗ്രന്ഥം
Scope & Content:
A composite bundle containing mostly devotional works, but also some fragments on astrology (Jyotiṣa) as well as on mantras used in Tantric rituals. Custodial history: Former ownership is not known. Extent and format of original material: 56 leaves. Physical characteristics: Size: W 4.1 L 24....
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Malayalam and Sanskrit
Date Range:
1700-1850
Extent:
148 TIFF images