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11th-Century 'Jnana-Setu' Manuscript Discovered in Rural Punjab Reshapes Medieval Theories of Cognitive Bridging

📅 April 12, 2026 📰 Archaeological Review India
11th-Century 'Jnana-Setu' Manuscript Discovered in Rural Punjab Reshapes Medieval Theories of Cognitive Bridging

Archaeologists and Sanskrit scholars have announced the discovery of a rare 11th-century manuscript titled 'Jnana-Setu' (The Bridge of Knowledge) in a remote village library in the Punjab region. The text, written in a sophisticated variant of the Devanagari script, provides a previously unknown framework for understanding the transition from sensory perception to abstract metaphysical realization.

Scholars believe the 'Jnana-Setu' was a foundational text for a localized school of logic that sought to bridge the gap between empirical observation and the Vedantic concept of pure awareness. The manuscript includes detailed diagrams illustrating the 'flow of cognition,' suggesting a high level of psychological sophistication in medieval Indian philosophical circles that predates several Western cognitive theories.

Original source: Archaeological Review India