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Satish Chandra Vidyabhusan (30 July 1870 - 25 April 1920) was a Bengali scholar of Sanskrit and Pali Language and principal of Sanskrit College.
Satish Chandra Vidyabhusan (30 July 1870 - 25 April 1920) was a Bengali scholar of Sanskrit and Pali Language and principal of Sanskrit College.
Early life
Satish Chandra Vidyabhusan was born in 1870 in Rajbari District, British India. His father Pitambar Vidyavagish was a ''Pandit'' and astronomer. In 1888, Satish Chandra passed entrance fromNabadwip Hindu School
Nabadwip (), also spelt Navadwip, anciently Nadia or Nudiya, is a heritage city in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is regarded as a holy place by Hindus, and is the birthplace of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Famous for Rass fest ...
and in 1892, passed the B.A with Sanskrit Honours from Krishnagar Government College
Krishnagar Government College, established in 1846, is the oldest college in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It offers undergraduate courses in arts and sciences and also some postgraduate courses. At first, the college was un ...
with gold medal. He was the first Indian who obtain M.A degree in Pali from Calcutta University.
Career
Vidyabhushan was known for his distinguished knowledge in Indian logic and Tibetan Buddhist Text. He, along with Sarat Chandra Das, prepared Tibetan-English dictionary. Vidyabhusan went toSri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
in 1910 for study and on his return he was appointed the Principal of Sanskrit College, Kolkata. He became the Assistant editor of the Buddhist Text Society. He edited magazine of Bangiya Sahitya Parisad for 22 years. Vidyabhushan was a linguist having knowledge in Buddhist literature, Chinese, Japanese, German and French language. Vidyabhushan number of books on Buddhist Tibetan culture, logic, Sanskrit and Systems of Indian Philosophy. In 1906 he received the title of ''Mahamahopadhyaya''. and got Ph. D in 1908
References
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