Articles on L D Institute
Meetings with Shri Kartikeya Trivedi
By Narayan M. Kansara · Sambodhi, 1998
N. M. Kansara’s report documents a series of visits by staff members of the L.D. Institute of Indology to Shri Kartikeya Trivedi, a medium who claims to communicate with spirits in the underground galleries of the institute’s museum. The visits took place…
Seminar on Ardhamagadhi Jain Agama Literature
By Kanjibhai M. Patel · Sambodhi, 1997
The final article reports on a national seminar devoted to Ardhamāgadhī Jain Āgama literature held at the L.D. Institute of Indology to mark the birth centenary of Āgama Prabhākara Muni Shri Punyavijaya. Written by Kanjibhai Patel, the report outlines the…
The 'Jyotish Yantra' (Astrolabe) at the L.D. Institute
Sambodhi, 1990
This article describes the history and significance of an astrolabe preserved at the L.D. Institute. It explains that scientific instruments are essential for understanding the evolution of any discipline and laments that few have survived in India because of…