Articles on Sanskrit and Prakrit
Studies in Jaina Iconography
By A. K. Bhattacharya · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 2006
The first article in this issue of Jain Journal continues A.K. Bhattacharyya’s study of Jaina iconography by examining the symbolism of the aṣṭamaṅgala. The term aṣṭamaṅgala refers to a set of eight auspicious emblems that are depicted around images of the…
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By K. V. Raman, S. Shanmugavel · Journal of Indian History and Culture, 2003
The provided text discusses Indian influences on place and personal names in Southeast Asia, particularly in Cambodia, as evident from inscriptions. It highlights the prevalence of Sanskrit and Prakrit-derived names of deities like Vishnu, Shiva, Lakshmi, and…
Pandit Sukhlalji: The Blind Seer
By Bhanwarmal Singhi · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1978
This biographical essay celebrates Pandit Sukhlal Sanghvi (1880–1978), a polymath whose erudition earned him the epithet “Blind Seer”. Born into a mercantile family in Gujarat, Sukhlalji contracted smallpox as a teenager and lost his eyesight. Undeterred, he…
A Comprehensive List of the Published Works of Hemacandra (From the Catalogue of India Office Library) by Plates
By Helen M. Johnson, A. B. Dhruva · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1968
What this is: A bibliographic checklist of printed editions, translations, and commentaries on the works of Hemacandra, reproduced “from the Catalogue of the India Office Library,” and compiled by M. Maj. (Jain Journal, April 1968). It lists titles, variant…
Hemacandra and Chandanusasana by S Sengupta
By S. Sengupta · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1968
1. Hemacandra and Chandanusāsana (S. Sengupta) :- Metre taxonomy & description methods: Sanskrit verse is grouped as sama (all four pādas identical), ardha-sama (alternating pādas identical), viṣama (all four different), and mātrā (defined by syllabic…