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. Jainism traces its spiritual ideas and history through the succession of twenty-four tirthankaras (supreme preachers of ''Dharma''), with the first in the current ...
during the mid-20th century.
Life
Born in 1905 at Sonrai, in the district of Sagar in
Bundelkhand,
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Ujjain, Gwalior, Sagar, and Rewa being the other major cities. Madhya Pradesh is the seco ...
, 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 (Sanskrit: "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 Mah ...
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]
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Tiloyapannatti
''Tiloya Panatti'' or ''Trilokaprajnapati'' is one of the earlier Prakrit texts on Jain cosmology composed by Acharya Yativrshabha.
The subject matter
Jain cosmology has a unique perception of the Universe. It perceives different solar and ...
, vol. 1-2, translation.
* Padmanandi's Panchvinshati, translation and commentary.
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Jain Lakshnavali
Jainism ( ), also known as Jain Dharma, is an Indian religion. Jainism traces its spiritual ideas and history through the succession of twenty-four tirthankaras (supreme preachers of ''Dharma''), with the first in the current time cycle being ...
(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.
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Lokavibhaga
The ''Lokavibhāga'' is a Jain cosmological text originally composed in Prakrit by a Digambara monk
Digambara Sādhu (also ''muni'', ''sādhu'') is a Sādhu in the Digambar tradition of Jainism, and as such an occupant of the highest l ...
of Simhasuri, editing and translation.
* Punysarava-kathakosa of Ramachandra, editing and translation.
See also
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Golapurva
Golapurva is an ancient Jain community from the Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh.
History
Jainism had a continuous presence in the Bundelkhand region since antiquity. Jainism was flourishing during the Gupta period at Vidisha region. The D ...
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Satkhandagama
The (Sanskrit: "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 Mah ...
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Jainism in Bundelkhand
Bundelkhand, a region in central India, has been an ancient center of Jainism. It covers northern part of Madhya Pradesh and southern western part of Uttar Pradesh.
Bundelkhand was known as Dasharna or Jaijakabhukti in ancient times. The Betw ...
Footnotes and references
{{DEFAULTSORT:Shastri, Balachandra
20th-century Indian Jain writers
1905 births
1985 deaths
Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith
20th-century Indian linguists
People from Sagar district