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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. EAP1039/1/26

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1039/1/26
Title:
പ്രപഞ്ചസാരവിവരണം
Scope & Content:
An incomplete copy of the Prapañcasāravivaraṇa, a famous Tantric work, with Advaita leanings, sometimes attributed to Padmapāda, the alleged founder of Thekke Madham in Thrissur. The text is an extensive commentary on the Prapañcasāra, generally ascribed to Śaṅkara. The present copy contains 30 ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
1700-1850
Extent:
248 TIFF images

3. EAP1039/1/8

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1039/1/8
Title:
പഞ്ചപാദികാവിവരണം
Scope & Content:
A hitherto unknown complete copy of the fundamental work of the "Vivaraṇa" school of Advaita Vedānta, whose prominence in Thrissur is clearly visible from the collection. Custodial history: Former ownership is not known. Extent and format of original material: 166 leaves. Physical characteris...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
1700-1850
Extent:
340 TIFF images

4. EAP1039/1/9

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1039/1/9
Title:
പ്രമാണരത്നമാലാനിബന്ധനം
Scope & Content:
A hitherto unknown copy of Anubhūtisvarūpa's standard commentary on the Pramāṇaratnamālā of Ānandabodha (11th century), probably dating back to the 13th century. The work, which is still unpublished, is sometimes known under the name °nibandha. See Thangaswami 1980: 245. Custodial history: Form...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
1700-1850
Extent:
101 TIFF images

5. 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

6. EAP1039/1/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1039/1/1
Title:
ശബരഭാഷ്യം
Scope & Content:
An ancient work on Mīmāṃsā (Vedic hermeneutics). The bundle contains 5 books (adhyāyas) of Śabarasvāmin's (presumably) 5th-century commentary on the Mīmāṃsāsūtras, namely books 2,3,5,7 and a fragment of book 4. The manuscript thus contains approximately half of the work. The foliation is organis...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
1700-1850
Extent:
369 TIFF images

7. EAP1039/1/6

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1039/1/6
Title:
ന്യായദീപികാ
Scope & Content:
The only complete copy surviving of this important 11th-century work on Advaita philosophy of language. This work has recently been published (David 2020). Custodial history: Former ownership is not known. Extent and format of original material: 98 leaves. Physical characteristics: Size: W 5....
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
1700-1850
Extent:
202 TIFF images

8. EAP1039/1/27

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1039/1/27
Title:
വേദാന്തസൂത്രം
Scope & Content:
A complete copy of the foundational work of Vedānta, attributed to sage Bādarāyaṇa, in four books (adhyāya) divided as follows: 0 to 7v: 1st adhyāya; 7v to 15r: 2nd adhyāya; 15r to 24r: 3rd adhyāya; 24r to 34v: 4th adhyāya. Custodial history: Former ownership is not known. Extent and format of...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
1700-1850
Extent:
88 TIFF images

9. EAP1039/1/40

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1039/1/40
Title:
സംബന്ധോക്തി
Scope & Content:
Incomplete copy of a rare, unpublished commentary on Sureśvara's Bṛhadāraṇyakopaniṣadbhāṣyavārttika. The author of the commentary is one Viśvānubhava, none of whose works have been published so far. According to Thangaswami (1980), Viśvānubhava is a disciple of one Pratyagbodha Bhagavant. Copies...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
1700-1850
Extent:
210 TIFF images

10. EAP1039/1/41

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1039/1/41
Title:
ന്യായനിർണ്ണയം
Scope & Content:
An incomplete copy of Ānandagiri's classical commentary on Śaṅkara's Brahmasūtrabhāṣya. The copy is in a very poor state of conservation. 28 leaves are missing at the beginning of the bundle. The text is otherwise divided following the four sections (adhyāyas) of the Brahmasūtras, as follows: 29...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
1700-1850
Extent:
130 TIFF images