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MS. Wilson 261

MSS. Wilson

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Gāthās, 19th cent.?

Contents

A collection of gāthās, setting forth especially the metaphysical and moral tenets of the Jaina system

Language(s): Sanskrit, Persian and Prākrit

Physical Description

Form: pothī
Support: Paper, glazed.
Extent: iv + 216 + iii
Dimensions (binding): 25.4 × 17.5 cm.

Hand(s)

the Prākrit and Sanskrit are in Devanāgarī, the Persian in Nasta’lîq. The former shows some Jaina characteristics.

History

Origin: 19th cent.?

probably about the beginning of the 19th century.

Provenance and Acquisition

The collection of Horace Hayman Wilson was purchased by the Bodleian Library in 1842.

Record Sources

Summary description abbreviated from the following sources:
Winternitz and Keith, Catalogue of Sanskrit manuscripts, no. 1371, pp. 219-220

Availability

Entry to read in the Library is permitted only on presentation of a valid reader's card (for admissions procedures contact Bodleian Admissions). Contact specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk for further information on the availability of this manuscript.

Bibliography

    Printed descriptions:

    Moriz Winternitz and Arthur Berriedale Keith, Catalogue of Sanskrit manuscripts in the Bodleian Library (Oxford, 1905), no. 1371, pp. 219-220

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