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Archive Reference (shelfmark) EAP1039/1 Subject Upanishads 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. EAP1039/1/14

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1039/1/14
Title:
ജൈമിനീയോപനിഷത്
Scope & Content:
A hitherto unknown copy of an ancient Upaniṣad of the Sāmaveda. The manuscript is relatively modern. Divisions: 1-31v: 1st section; 32r-40v: 2nd section; 40v-61r: 3rd section; 61r-72r: 4th section. Custodial history: Former ownership is not known. Extent and format of original material: 74 lea...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
1920
Extent:
156 TIFF images

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. EAP1039/1/21

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1039/1/21
Title:
ലഘുവായ ഉപനിഷത്ത് അടങ്ങിയ ഗ്രന്ഥം
Scope & Content:
The bundle contains a large number of lesser-known (and sometimes very short) Upaniṣads; these are often found in several very different versions, and those transmitted in manuscripts often widely differ from the printed versions, which makes this document an important testimony for their transm...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
1700-1850
Extent:
269 TIFF images

7. EAP1039/1/22

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1039/1/22
Title:
ബൃഹദാരണ്യകോപനിഷത്
Scope & Content:
An incomplete copy (end missing) of presumably the oldest Upaniṣad, belonging to the white Yajurveda. The bundle contains adhyāyas 3 to 5 (the last incomplete), divided as follows: 0 to 18r: 3rd adhyāya; 18r to 40v: 4th adhyāya; 40v to 56: 5th adhyāya (incomplete). Custodial history: Former own...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
1700-1850
Extent:
124 TIFF images

8. EAP1039/1/24

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1039/1/24
Title:
പൗരാണിക ഉപനിഷത്തുകള് അടങ്ങിയ ഗ്രന്ഥം
Scope & Content:
The bundle contains six Upaniṣad, belonging to the older group. Most of them are complete. This is one of the many such collections of classical Upaniṣads found in Thrissur. Custodial history: Former ownership is not known. Extent and format of original material: 125 leaves. Physical characte...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
1700-1850
Extent:
261 TIFF images

9. EAP1039/1/30

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1039/1/30
Title:
അദ്വൈതം, ഭക്തി, ആചാരം അടങ്ങിയ സമ്മിശ്ര ഗ്രന്ഥം
Scope & Content:
A composite bundle containing a large variety of works: Advaitic treatises (some little known), devotional works, extracts from epics and other classical Sanskrit works, ritual instructions, etc. Most probably the private property of a monk, possibly used for teaching or self-study. Custodial h...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
1700-1850
Extent:
336 TIFF images

10. 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