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English: The early Upanishads (Upanisad, Upanisat) are scriptures of Hinduism. Variously dated by, scholars——to have been composed between 900 BCE——to about 200 BCE, these texts are in Sanskrit language. And embedded within a layer of the——Vedas. They contain a mixture of philosophy and "mystical speculations," many set in the "form of dialogues." Or pedagogic style. Their central teachings include the concepts of Atman (soul, self) and Brahman (metaphysical reality).
The above image is from a Prashna Upanishad manuscript and found embedded in a textual layer of the Atharvaveda. It is dated to the second half of the 1st millennium BCE by scholars. The Prashna Upanishad contains six Prashna (questions), and each is a chapter with a discussion of answers. These manuscripts are preserved at the Lalchand Research Library, Ancient Indian Manuscript Collection, DAV College Digital Library Initiative, Chandigarh India, in association with SP Lohia and Indorama Charitable Trust. The texts are over 2000 years old, the re-copying into this particular manuscript is dated to a 19th-century reproduction (about 1870, exact year unknown). The manuscript shows decay and damage on the sides and its edges. Language: Sanskrit Script: Devanagari Script style: pre-14th century (Northern / Western) The photo above is of a 2D artwork of a text that is over 2,000 years old, from a manuscript that was produced decades before 1923. Therefore Wikimedia Commons PD-Art licensing guidelines apply. Any rights I have as a photographer is herewith donated to wikimedia commons under CC 4.0 license. |
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