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Praśnatantra, 1700-1850

Also known as प्रश्नतन्त्र, १७००-१८५०

by Nīlakaṇṭha

  • First published:
  • 17th century
  • Language: Sanskrit
  • Content type: ManuscriptPrimary source
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Description

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Manuscript is a part of an astrological treatise associated with Tantra and yoga, used for divining the future, with an unidentified commentary.

Provenance

Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Asian esoteric and internal traditions, Astrology, and Divination and oracles.

  • Astrology

    Retained metadata contains “astrological” in the description and “Astrology” in the subject metadata.

    • “astrological”· in description
    • “Astrology”· in subject
  • Divination and oracles

    Controlled discovery queries from colenda matched “Divination”. Retained metadata contains “Divination” in the subject metadata.

    • “Divination”· via Colenda Digital Repository — University of Pennsylvania Libraries
    • “Divination”· in subject
  • Asian esoteric and internal traditions

    Retained metadata contains “tantra” in the description and “Tantrism” in the subject metadata.

    • “tantra”· in description
    • “Tantrism”· in subject

Membership records how this book met the catalog’s discovery criteria — relevance to a tradition, not a judgment of the book’s claims.

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Editions

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University of Pennsylvania digitized manuscript

1 item (6 leaves) : paper ; 13 x 26 cm; 6 leaves foliated 1-6, upper left and lower right verso.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī); Manuscript text is organized in the manner of a Western codex, though without a binding.; Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout; vertical margins marked with double black line.; Title from marginal abbreviations.; Written in 10-13 lines per leaf.

1700—Sanskrit—Public download

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Identifiers

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  • ark:/81431/p3rw96

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Cataloging notes

  • Colenda collection: Collection of Indic Manuscripts
  • Penn Libraries catalog identifier: 9969133813503681
  • Physical location: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1854
  • Rights: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0
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colenda:81431-p3rw96
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