Pandit Balachandra Siddhanta-Shastri (पंडित बालचंद्र सिद्धान्तशास्त्री) was a scholar and linguist who bridged classical and modern scholarship in
Jainism
Jainism ( ), also known as Jain Dharma, is an Indian religions, Indian religion whose three main pillars are nonviolence (), asceticism (), and a rejection of all simplistic and one-sided views of truth and reality (). Jainism traces its s ...
during the mid-20th century.
Life
Born in 1905 at Sonrai, in the district of Sagar in
Bundelkhand
Bundelkhand (, ) is a geographical and cultural region and a proposed state and also a mountain range in central and North India. It corresponds to the Post-Vedic Chedi kingdom. The hilly region is now divided between the states of Uttar Prad ...
,
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh (; ; ) is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and the largest city is Indore, Indore. Other major cities includes Gwalior, Jabalpur, and Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, Sagar. Madhya Pradesh is the List of states and union te ...
, he attended the traditional Jain institution at Sadhumal. He later studied at
Kashi Vidyapith.
He worked for 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
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Satkhandagama
The (Prakrit: "Scripture in Six Parts") is the only canonical piece of literature of Digambara sect of Jainism. According to Digambara tradition, the original teachings of lord Mahavira were passed on orally from Ganadhar, the chief discip ...
along with Dhavala: volumes 6–16, translation.
[http://www.jainworld.com/JWHindi/Books/shatkhandagama-5/fristpage.pdf SHATKHANDAGAMA OF PUSHPADANTA AND BHOOTABALI
WITH THE COMMENTARY DHAVALA OF VEERASENACHARYA]
*
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
The ''Lokavibhāga'' (literally "division of the universe") is a 5th-century Sanskrit text by Rishi Simhasuri. Its manuscript was first discovered in an Indian temple of Karnataka by M.R.R. Narasimhachar. The Lokavibhaga consists of 11 chapters ...
of Simhasuri, editing and translation.
* Punysarava-kathakosa of Ramachandra, editing and translation.
See also
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Golapurva
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Satkhandagama
The (Prakrit: "Scripture in Six Parts") is the only canonical piece of literature of Digambara sect of Jainism. According to Digambara tradition, the original teachings of lord Mahavira were passed on orally from Ganadhar, the chief discip ...
*
Jainism in Bundelkhand
Bundelkhand, a region in central India, has been an ancient center of Jainism. It covers northern part of Madhya Pradesh and south western part of Uttar Pradesh.
Bundelkhand was known as Dasharna or Jaijakabhukti in ancient times. The Betwa ...
Footnotes and references
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1905 births
1985 deaths
20th-century Indian Jain writers
Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith
20th-century Indian linguists
People from Sagar district