Aṁśumatkāśyapa

Metadata

Bundle No.

RE15550

Type

Manuscrit

Subject

Śaiva, Śaivasiddhānta, Āgama

Language

Sanskrit

Creator

IFP and San Marga Trust

Date Created

2009-2010

Source

Institut Français de Pondichéry

License

Key

manuscripts_003494

Manuscript No.

RE15550bb

Title Alternate Script

अंशुमत्काश्यप

Subject Description

Language

Script

Type

Manuscript

Material

Condition

Good

Folios in Text

7

Folio Range of Text

124a - 130a

No. of Divisions in Text

2

Title of Divisions in Text

paṭala

Lines per Side

7 - 8

Folios in Bundle

205

Width

2.7 cm

Length

35 cm

Bundle No.

RE15550

Other Texts in Bundle

Miscellaneous Notes

This text contains 2 paṭala-s from the aṃśumatkāśyapa, one of the 12 upāgama-s of the mūlāgama aṃ'sumat. It contains (1) tālabheda in fols. 124a-125b (2) uttamadaśatāla in fols. 125b-130a. The word tāla means measurement. Varieties of the tāl-s are treated here in connection with the making the icons of many deities. This text is closely agree with the IFI.T.2. pp. 366-395

Manuscript Beginning

uttamandaśatālādilakṣaṇaṃ vakṣyate'dhunā। mṛṇmayañ cettu tat bimbaṃ śūlasthāpanam ācaret॥ śailajaṃ prath(t)a(i)māñ cettu śilāgrāhantu liṅgavat।

Manuscript Ending

sārdhadvandvaṅgulaṃ proktañ jānumaṇḍalanipukam। sassārdhadvyaṅgulaṃ proktaṃ pṛṣṭhajān(v)rantarā viduḥ। madhye ca pārśvayośceṣāṃ yathā saundaryam ācaret। ittham (aṃśu)mānbhede kāśyape uttamandaśatālapaṭalaḥ॥

Catalog Entry Status

Complete

No. in Descriptive Catalog

298.28

Key

manuscripts_003494

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Cite as

Aṁśumatkāśyapa, in Digital Collections, Institut Français de Pondichéry, Manuscripts of the Indology Collection, consulted on September, 11th 2025, https://ifp.inist.fr/s/manuscripts/item/380643