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Collection Area Endangered Archives Programme Archive Reference (shelfmark) EAP1039/1 Place Tamil Nadu, India

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. EAP1039/1/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1039/1/2
Title:
ശിവജ്ഞാനദീപികാ
Scope & Content:
One of the rare works found in Thrissur belonging to the Southern Tantricschool of Śaivasiddhānta, predominantly active in Tamil Nadu. The work, which was presumably written in the second millennium, has not received much attention yet, and the date of its composition is not known. The bundle co...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
1700-1850
Extent:
142 TIFF images

3. EAP1039/1/29

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1039/1/29
Title:
ഛാന്ദോഗ്യോപനിഷത് ഭാഷ്യം
Scope & Content:
A hitherto unknown complete copy of Śaṅkara's commentary on the Chāndogyopaniṣad, in Grantha script. This script widely used to write Sanskrit in the neighbouring state of Tamil Nadu, but not in Kerala, so this might be an indication on the provenance of the manuscript. The work is organised in ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
1700-1850
Extent:
315 TIFF images