Balachandra Shastri
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Pandit Balachandra Siddhanta-Shastri (पंडित बालचंद्र सिद्धान्तशास्त्री) was a scholar and linguist who bridged classical and modern scholarship in Jainism
during the mid-20th century.
, Madhya Pradesh
, he attended the traditional Jain institution at Sadhumal. He later studied at Kashi Vidyapith.
He served several Jain institutions in India during his life as a scholar. His efforts resulted in the publication of several major Jain texts. He died in Hyderabad in 1985.
Jainism
Jainism is an Indian religion that prescribes a path of non-violence towards all living beings. Its philosophy and practice emphasize the necessity of self-effort to move the soul towards divine consciousness and liberation. Any soul that has conquered its own inner enemies and achieved the state...
during the mid-20th century.
Life
Born in 1905 at Sonrai, in the district of Sagar in BundelkhandBundelkhand
Bundelkhand anciently known as Chedi Kingdom is a geographic region of central India...
, Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh , often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and Indore is the largest city....
, he attended the traditional Jain institution at Sadhumal. He later studied at Kashi Vidyapith.
He served several Jain institutions in India during his life as a scholar. His efforts resulted in the publication of several major Jain texts. He died in Hyderabad in 1985.
Contributions
His contributions include- SatkhandagamaSatkhandagamaSatkhandāgama , literally the "Scripture in Six Parts", is the foremost and oldest Digambara Jain sacred text. According to Digambara tradition, the original canonical scriptures of the Jains were totally lost within a few centuries of Nirvana of Lord Mahavira...
along with Dhavala: volumes 6-16, translation. - 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.
- LokavibhagaLokavibhagaThe Lokavibhaga is a Jain cosmological text originally composed in Prakrit by a Digambara monk, Sarvanandi, surviving in a Sanskrit version compiled by one Simhasuri...
of Simhasuri, editing and translation. - Punysarava-kathakosa of Ramachandra, editing and translation.