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Project / Collection Sanskrit and Malayalam Manuscripts from the Thrissur Monastic Complex Subject Customs and traditions Material Type Archives and Manuscripts

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. EAP1039/1/5

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1039/1/5
Title:
വേദാന്ത കൃതികളുടേ ഗ്രന്ഥം
Scope & Content:
Bundle comprising an important Vedāntic text, followed by invocations. The bundle starts with one stray leaf, with a fragment of Śaṅkara's Brahmasūtrabhāṣya. Custodial history: Former ownership is not known. Extent and format of original material: 100 leaves. Physical characteristics: Size: W...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
1700-1850
Extent:
213 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. EAP1039/1/32

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

6. EAP1039/1/33

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1039/1/33
Title:
ത്രയ്യന്തഭാവദീപികാ
Scope & Content:
An important, unpublished Advaita work. The text, mentioned by Thangaswami( 1980, p. 388), is a commentary by Rāmānanda Tīrtha on Viṣṇubhaṭṭa Upādhyāya's Ṛjuvivaraṇa, itself a commentary on Prakāśātman's Pañcapādikāvivaraṇa. The title found on the former label ('Bhāṣyavyākhyā'); the wooden cover...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
1700-1850
Extent:
202 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. EAP1039/1/49

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1039/1/49
Title:
ഉച്ചാരണശാസ്ത്ര സംബന്ധിയായ കൃതികളുടേ ഗ്രന്ഥം
Scope & Content:
The bundle contains a work on śikṣā (phonetics), one of the six vedāṅgas, and its anonymous commentary. Custodial history: Former ownership is not known. Extent and format of original material: 72 leaves. Physical characteristics: Size: W 3 L 11.5. 2 string holes; 2 wooden covers; 1 string (m...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
1700-1850
Extent:
147 TIFF images