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120 articles in the archive discuss Hemacandra, from Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, The Indian Historical Quarterly, Sambodhi and other journals (1926–2020). Open any article for its summary, citation and original PDF.

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  1. A Comprehensive List of the Published Works of Hemacandra (From the Catalogue of India Office Library) by Plates

    Helen M. Johnson, A. B. Dhruva · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1968

    “The Abhidhana-samgraha No 6 The Abldhana-cmita-man;, of Hemacandra Edited by Pandit Sivadatta and Kasinath Pandurang Parab”
  2. The Life of Hemacandra

    Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1968

    “Thus we find that Hemacandra became a member of the Jaina holy order at the age of eight and became a Siri, a leader, at the age of twentyone”
  3. Observations on the sources of the Apabhraṁśa stanzas of Hemacandra

    Sibendranath Ghosal · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1951

    “We believe, on the contrary, that the verses which are of various nature and sentiments, were culled by Hemacandra from different Prakrit and Apabhraméa texts, and in his attempt to revise them, probably he made slight changes here and there.”
  4. Yādavaprakāśa on the Ancient Geography of India

    Dhirendra Chandra Ganguly · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1943

  5. Hemacandra’s Treatment of the Alankara and Rasa Traditions

    V. M. Kulkarni · Sambodhi, 1989

  6. Hemacandra and Siddha-Hemacandra-sabdanusasana by S Sengupta

    Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1968

    “In this article we shall briefly try to assess Hemacandra’s position as a grammarian”
  7. The Desinamamala of Hemacandra by Muralidhar Banerjea

    Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1968

    “Hemacandra defines desi to be “such words as are not derived by the rules of his grammar and even when derived are not current in Sansknit dictionaries nor can be derived by any gaum laksana, 1 ¢, the metaphorical use of words” (I, 3)”
  8. The Guna-Doctrine in Bharata

    Prakash Chandra Lahiri · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1930

  9. Hemacandra on the Cārvāka: A Study

    Ram Krishna Bhattacharya · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 2003

    “Hemacandra seems to have followed Haribhadra in maintaining the number, six, and in excluding both Vedanta and Yoga.”
  10. (E) Utopia and (E) Uchronia in Trisasti‑Salaka‑Purusa‑Caritra

    Ram Krishna Bhattacharya · Sambodhi, 2004

    “The jains remained unaffected by the legendary tradition of a happy land though lost to man today, Hemacandra (1089-1173 AD) in his Lives of Sixty-three famous men (Trisasti-salaka-purusacaritra) mentions the fate of a pious king called Dhana as follows :”
  11. Apabhramsa and post-Apabhramsa Features in the early Prakrits

    S. N. Ghosal · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1954

    “Hemacandra prescribes the development of an unetymological r by the sitra “abbuto’pi kvacis” (IV. 399) and cites Vrisu for Vydsa as an example.”
  12. Gujarat During the Age of Hemacandra

    Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1968

  13. Hemacandra and Chandanusasana by S Sengupta

    S. Sengupta · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1968

    “that Chandanusasana of Hemacandra may justly be considered an encyclopaedia on Sanskrit and Prakrit metrical forms.”
  14. The Impact of Other Yoga-Systems on Hemacandra’s Yoga Śāstra

    Sagarmal Jain · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 2011

    “Hemacandra's yogasastra 15 a blend of canonical concepts of Jaina ethics, religion and metation along with Patanjali 5 Yoga-sitra and tantric practices of Hindu Hatth- voga and Budhist yogic-sadhana.”
  15. A Prakrit Grammar attributed to Samantabhadra

    Adinath Neminath Upadhye · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1941

  16. A Critique of Kavyanusasana by Bishnupada Bhattacharjee

    Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1968

    “The Kavyanusasana, a work on Sanskrit poetics, by Hemacandra, the great Jamna teacher of encyclopaedic learming, cannot claim our attention on the score of originality, to any great amount either 1n matter or 1n manner”
  17. Books on Jainology (Bibliography/Notices)

    Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1968

  18. Ya-sruti in Prakrit

    Satya Ranjan Banerjee · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1992

    “From the rules of Hemacandra and Markandeya, as well as from the practice of Jaina Mss. it will be seen that y'a is heard not only after a or a but also after other vowels and Markandeya says that 7 is similarly to be pronounced as y'i.”
  19. Kalikalasarvajna Hemacandra

    Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1968

    “Kalikalasarvaika, ‘The Ommscient of the Kah Age’, was the title given to the great Jaina monk Hemacandra by his co-rehigionists, and he well-deserved this title and his fame on account of the astounding many-sidedness of his literary achievements.”
  20. Prakrit Studies

    S. N. Ghosal · Sambodhi, 1977

  21. Pramanamimansa and Hemacandra by Satkari Mookherjee

    Nathmal Tatia · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1968

    “It 15 quite natural that Hemacandra 1s deeply indebted to the previous writers both of Jaina and non-Jaina schools and a fastidious critic will find i Hemacandra's texts reproduction of ipissima verba as well as of thoughts of previous writing sometimes acknowledged and sometimes without explicit acknowledgement”
  22. The Karpuramanjari

    Amulya Chandra Sen · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1928

  23. Contemporary Intellectuals of Hemacandra

    Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1968

  24. About a Forgotten Grammarian Dhanapala

    Neelanjana S. Shah · Sambodhi, 1975

  25. Fixing up of Some Variants from Kālidāsa

    Tapasvi Shambhuchandra Nandi · Sambodhi, 1982

    “Thus Vamana, Aoandavardhana, Bhoja, Mammata and Hemacandra to me, are greater authorities than any of the present day editors, no matter their high reputation and posi» tion”
  26. A Probable Jain Source for a Verse in Sarva-Darsana-Samgraha, Chapter I

    Ram Krishna Bhattacharya · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 2003

  27. The Jaina Empirical Theory of Perception

    Pushpa Bothra · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1967

  28. General Introduction to uparupakas and examination of Sri Gadita and Durnirika in particular

    Tapasvi Shambhuchandra Nandi · Sambodhi, 2002

  29. Sources of Hemacandra's Life

    Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1968

    “Without these authentic communications, a research mnto Hemacandra's Iife would yield results of little certainty”
  30. The Historical Development of Jaina‑Yoga‑System and Impacts of other Yoga‑Systems on it

    Sagarmal Jain · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 2012

  31. Sthaviravalicarita of Hemacandra by Hermann Jacobi

    Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1968

  32. Dr. De on the Nāṭyaśāstra

    M. Ramakrishna Kavi · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1929

  33. The Yogasastra of Hemacandra by Nathmal Tatia

    Nathmal Tatia · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1968

  34. Mahāmūni Jambūsvāmī and Bengal

    Chitta Ranjan Pal · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 2006

  35. The Carvakas and the Jains: An Overview

    Ram Krishna Bhattacharya · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 2008

  36. ACARYA HEMACANDRA-SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY

    Sambodhi, 1989

  37. A Note on Rājagṛha

    Helen M. Johnson · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1946

    “There are, of course, differences in Hemacandra's and the Chinese versions, but they definitely agree that a new city was founded because of a fire and there is no reason to suppose that this new city was Pataliputra rather than Rajagrha itself.”
  38. Some NIA Words from Apabhramsa

    Kalipada Mitra · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1944

  39. Some Numerical Vocables in Prakrit

    S. N. Ghosal · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1961

    “Hemacandra has suggested દાદ the vowel i occurring in the 165૬ syllable in the word vimsati becomes lengthened with घाट con- comitant disappearance of the final syllable (1.૯.”
  40. The Date of Mahavira

    Yogendra Mishra · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1967

  41. Books on Jainalogy

    Yogendra Mishra, Hermann Jacobi, Otto Stein, Thillaisthanam Natarajan Ramachandran, P. C. Roy Choudhury, Hemacandracarya · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1966

  42. Some Aspects of Vowel Contraction in Prakrit

    S. N. Ghosal · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1961

  43. The Bhasa-Laksana Chapter of Gitalankara

    Harivallabh Chunilal Bhayani · Sambodhi, 1976

  44. On Some Instances of Vowel-Metathesis in Prakrit

    S. N. Ghosal · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1962

    “There are ત few instances of meta-thesis in Hemacandra’s Prakric grammar, which show the mutual change of place between two consonants occurring mostly in the consecutive ~syllables.”
  45. “Give Away Violence, Preserve Life”: Contemporary Call of the Śramaṇa Religions

    Vincent Sekhar · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 2000

  46. Contribution of Jaina Literature in the Development of Medical Science: Treatment of Leprosy

    Nagendra Kumar Singh · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1992

    “Here we meet an important experiment curing a patient of leprosy by Jivananda as recorded by Hemacandra.”
  47. The Late Sailendranath Sengupta

    S. Sengupta · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1968

    “Sengupta was a living authority on Hemacandra whom he considered to be one of the greatest savants India has ever produced.”
  48. Apabhramsa Literature

    Harivallabh Chunilal Bhayani · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1989

  49. The Jaina Concept of Perception

    Lalita Chakraborty · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1988

  50. Prakrit Verses in Dhvanyāloka with Locana

    V. M. Kulkarni · Sambodhi, 1979

  51. Anekāntavāda and Language

    Satya Ranjan Banerjee · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 2004

  52. The Date of Mahavira

    Yogendra Mishra · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 2001

    “(B) The second date of Mahavira's death, i.e., 467 B.C., is based on a tradition recorded by the great Jaina author Hemacandra (A.D. 1088-1172), who says that 155 years after the liberation of Mahavira Candragupta became king.”
  53. Brief Notices

    Narayan M. Kansara · Sambodhi, 1997

  54. A Birds-eye View of Anyayogavyavacchedadvatnimsika & Syadvadamanjan by A B Dhruva

    A. B. Dhruva · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1968

  55. Dandin's Conception of the Gunas

    Prakash Chandra Lahiri · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1931

  56. Cognizances On The Images Of Tirthankaras

    Umakant Premanand Shah · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1981

  57. Jainism

    Hermann Jacobi · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1974

  58. Grammatical Paribhasas of the Siddhahema System

    J. M. Shukla · Sambodhi, 1976

  59. Mr. Kavi's Edition of the Natya-Sastra

    Sushil Kumar De · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1929

  60. Excerpts from Trisastisalakapurusacarita (Translation) by Helen M Johnson

    Helen M. Johnson · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1968

    “only two authors have continued the history of the Jama church beyond that pomnt, viz, (1) Hemacandra in the Praiistaparvan and (2) Bhadresvara i the last part of the Kathavali, a huge work in Praknt prose”
  61. Prakrit Textual Criticism

    Satya Ranjan Banerjee · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1988

  62. A Grammatical Analysis of the Dvyāśraya‑Mahākāvya’s Śaurasenī Ślokas

    Mana Apoorva Shah · Sambodhi, 2016

    “Siddhahemasabdanusasanam is devided in eight chapters. The eighth and last chapter of Acarya Hemacandra’s grammar deals with six dialects of Prakrit, viz. Maharastri, $auraseni, Magadhi, Paisadi, Culikapaiaci and Apabhrams$a.”
  63. Sri Mahavir Jaina Vidyalaya Golden Jubilee Volume (Review)

    Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1970

  64. Prakrta Jaina Literature and Its Philosophical Value

    Anupam Jash · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 2009

  65. The Influence of Jainism on Gujarati Speaking People

    Nagin J Shah · Sambodhi, 2001

  66. Sahitya-Mimamsa: Prakrit Text Restored

    V. M. Kulkarni · Sambodhi, 1976

    “Whether we look at the verse from the point of view of poetry, aesthetics, robust logic all would agree that Hemacandra preserves the gathy in tts correct form,”
  67. Gommatesvara-Bahubali, the Great Saint

    Umakant Premanand Shah · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1981

  68. Sacred Literature of the Jains

    Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1993

  69. Book Reviews

    Satya Ranjan Banerjee · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 2003

    “Thus it should be regarded as a complete book on Hemacandra’s Pramana-mimamsda coupled with all possible good expositions written by the best scholars on the book.”
  70. Importance of the Prakrita Paingala and its place in Indian Literature

    S. N. Ghosal · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1948

  71. Book Review: Pracīn Ardha‑Magadhī ki Khoj‑me

    Satya Ranjan Banerjee · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1992

  72. Editions of Sanskrit Dramas and the Problem of Prakrit

    Rabindra Kumar Panda · Sambodhi, 2007

  73. Kumarasambhava As Critically Examined by Sanskrit Alamkarikas

    Arpita G. Patel · Sambodhi, 1997

  74. A Primer of Śaurasenī

    Richard Schmidt · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1996

  75. चित्सुखाचार्य के अनुसार स्वप्रकाशता की अवधारणा

    Gaura Mukerji · Sambodhi, 1984

  76. A Study of Syādvāda

    Atsusi Uno · Jinamanjari, 1998

  77. Naadisuttam and Auuogaddarairii

    V. M. Kulkarni · Sambodhi, 1974

  78. An Introduction to Jaina Logicians and their Logic

    Pushpa Bothra · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1970

  79. The Missions of Jaina Sangha

    J. C. Sikdar · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1975

    “The Jaina mission never went against monarchy but supported it in a remarkable way. Acharya Hemacandra was not only the Guru of King Kumarapala, but was also his political adviser.”
  80. A Brief Account of the Jaina View of Inference

    Gour Hazra · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1981

  81. Vaisnava Themes in Dilwara Jaina Temples

    Maruti Nandan Prasad Tiwari, Kamal Giri · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1986

  82. Jain Theory of Measurement and Theory of Transfinite Numbers

    Navjyoti Singh · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1990

  83. Book Review – The Illustrated Manuscript of Jaina Ramayana

    Jyoti Prasad Jain · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1991

  84. Jaina Concept of Memory

    Mohanlal Mehta · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1992

  85. A Key-note Address on Umāsvāti and His Works

    Satya Ranjan Banerjee · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1999

  86. Books – Reviews

    Satya Ranjan Banerjee · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 2002

  87. Contribution of the Jains in Developing Moral Fibres of the Indians

    Satya Ranjan Banerjee · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 2008

  88. Bhatta Nayaka’s Blunder

    Tapasvi Shambhuchandra Nandi · Sambodhi, 1977

  89. Prakrit Poetry and Sanskrit Poetics

    V. M. Kulkarni · Sambodhi, 1981

  90. Variants from “Uttararamacarita” and “Kāvyānuśāsana” of Hemacandra

    Jagruti S. Pandya · Sambodhi, 2000

    “We came across eight to nine fresh variants, which are seen only in the KS. of Hemacandra. We think that this should take us a long way towards fixation of variants.”
  91. The date of the Prakrta Paingala

    S. N. Ghosal · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1949

  92. Select Contents of Oriental Journals

    The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1945

  93. Identification of the Siddharaja‑Saras

    P. K. Gode · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1938

  94. Riti and Guna in the Agni Purana

    V. Raghavan · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1934

  95. Select Contents of Orlental Journals

    The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1926

  96. A Brief Outline of Jain Nyāyā (Doctrine of Right Judgment)

    Veersagar Jain · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 2007

  97. Book Review: Jain Logic and Epistemology

    Satya Ranjan Banerjee · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 2007

  98. In search of the Original Form of Ardhamāgadhī – Comparison of Textual Readings (Part A)

    K. R. Chandra · Sambodhi, 2000

    “All this diversity has been due to non-availability of the grammar of ArdhamagadhI. Prakrit grammarians have given us grammars of other Prakrits but not of the ArdhamagadhI; even Hemacandra being a Jain did not frame any systematic rules for this language.”
  99. Contemporary Heretical Creeds : ( Mahavira's Classification )

    Amulya Chandra Sen · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1967

  100. Jaina Studies in Japan

    Atsusi Uno · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 2001

  101. Ṣaṭkhaṇḍāgama and Śaurasenī

    Satya Ranjan Banerjee · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1996

  102. An outline of Jaina Epistemology

    Rabindra Kumar Panda · Sambodhi, 2005

  103. Puṇyakuśala's Indebtedness to Māgha

    Satyavrat Verma · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1996

  104. Book Review

    Satya Ranjan Banerjee · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1994

  105. Book Review: Muni Suvratasvāmicarita

    Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1994

  106. Gleanings: Jaina Manuscripts in Soviet Collection

    Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1988

  107. Reconciliation of Different Philosophical View‑points — An Attempt Made by Jaina Philosophers

    Yajneshwar S. Shastri · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1987

  108. The Apabhramsa Lyrics in the Vernaculars

    S. N. Ghosal · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1952

  109. Samprati—the Patron of Jainism

    Binod Kumar Tiwary · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1985

  110. Devanampriya

    Dasharatha Sharma · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1950

  111. Reviews and Nalavilasa-Nataka

    Nalinaksha Dutt, D. Bhattacharya, T. K. Krishna Menon · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1927

  112. An Unpublished Asta-Mangala Patta at Bhagalpur

    Ajay Kumar Sinha · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1986

  113. Authorship of the Dhvanyāloka and Ānandavardhana’s Date and Works

    K. Krishnamoorthy · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1948

  114. The Concept of Mind in Indian Thought with Special Reference to Jaina System

    Gour Hazra · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1989

  115. The Earliest Portions of Daśavaikālika‑sūtra

    M. A. Dhaky · Sambodhi, 2020

  116. Kautilya — A Follower of Jainism

    Binod Kumar Tiwary · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1983

  117. Books on Jainology

    Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1976

  118. Select Contents of Oriental Journals

    The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1942

  119. Select Contents of Oriental Journals

    The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1941

  120. Eminent Apabhramsa Writers of Karnataka and Their Contribution

    Prem Suman Jain · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1976