Tirupattur Ramaseshayyer Venkatachala Murti (June 15, 1902 – March 1986) was an Indian academic, philosopher, writer and translator.
He wrote several books on
Oriental philosophy
Eastern philosophy or Asian philosophy includes the various philosophies that originated in East and South Asia, including Chinese philosophy, Japanese philosophy, Korean philosophy, and Vietnamese philosophy; which are dominant in East Asia, ...
, particularly
Indian philosophy and his works included commentaries and translations of Indian and Buddhist texts. He was an elected honorary member of the ''International Association of Buddhist Studies'' (IABS),
a society promoting scholarship in
Buddhist studies.
''Studies in Indian Thought: Collected Papers,''
''Central Philosophy of Buddhism''
and ''A Study of the
Madhyamika System''
are some of his notable works. The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the
Padma Bhushan, in 1959, for his contributions to education and literature.
Murti dedicates his 1955 work, THE CENTRAL PHILOSOPHY OF BUDDHISM, as follows: "To my revered teacher Professor
S. Radhakrishnan
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (; 5 September 1888 – 17 April 1975), natively Radhakrishnayya, was an Indian philosopher and statesman. He served as the 2nd President of India from 1962 to 1967. He also 1st Vice President of India from 1952 ...
".
Selected bibliography
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See also
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Poola Tirupati Raju
Poolla Tirupati Raju (3 September 1904 – 8 December 1992) was an Indian writer, philosopher, academic and a former professor of Jaswant College, Jodhpur (present day Jai Narain Vyas University. He was the author of several books, both in Eng ...
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M. Hiriyanna
Mysore Hiriyanna (1871–1950) was an eminent Indian philosopher, Sanskrit scholar and authority on Indian aesthetics. He was a Professor of Sanskrit at the University of Mysore and a contemporary of Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. His classes on Indi ...
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Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in literature & education
1902 births
1986 deaths
20th-century Indian philosophers
Indian male writers
20th-century Indian translators
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