Balachandra Shastri
Pt. Balachandra Shastri | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1905 Sonrai, Bundelkhand, Madhya Pradesh |
| Died | 1985 |
| Occupation(s) | Editor, Linguist and Scholar |
Pandit Balachandra Siddhanta-Shastri was a scholar and linguist who bridged classical and modern scholarship in Jainism during the mid-20th century.
Life
Born in 1905 at Sonrai[1], in the district of Sagar in Bundelkhand, Madhya Pradesh, he attended the traditional Jain institution at Sadhumal. He served several Jain institutions in India during his life as a scholar. He died in Hyderabad in 1985.
Contributions
His contributions include
- Satkhandagama along with Dhavala: volumes 6-16, translation[2].
- Tiloyapannatti, vol. 1-2, translation.
- Padmanandi's Panchvinshati, translation and commentary.
- Jain Lakshnavali (Jain Paribhashik Sabdakosh)(An Authentic and Descriptive Dictionary of Jaina Philosophical Terms)1972-1979, editor.
- Dhyansataka Or Dhyanstav Of Bhaskarnandi, editing and translation
- Atmanushasana of Gunabhadra, editing and translation.
- Lokavibhaga of Simhasuri, editing and translation.
- Punysarava-kathakosa of Ramachandra, editing and translation.
Also see
Footnotes and references
- ^ http://www.hira-pub.org/jeevatthan/v2/II-28.pdf Jeevatthan Biographical Sketches
- ^ http://www.jainworld.com/JWHindi/Books/shatkhandagama-5/fristpage.pdf SHATKHANDAGAMA OF PUSHPADANTA AND BHOOTABALI WITH THE COMMENTARY DHAVALA OF VEERASENACHARYA