Jinvijay

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Jinvijay
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Born
Kishansinh Parmar

(1888-01-27)27 January 1888
Rupaheli,
archeology, indology and Jainism
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Muni Jinvijayji (27 January 1888 ― 3 June 1976) was a scholar of

archeology, indology and Jainism
from India.

Biography

Jinvijay was born in Rupaheli, Mewad near

Shvetambara Jain monk and was given new name, Muni Jinvijay. He learned Sanskrit and Prakrit literature under Kantivijay, a Jain ascetic from Patan, Gujarat.[1][2][3]

Being bored of conventional life of ascetic, he renounced monkhood and decided to live as a professor.

K. M. Munshi. He joined Shantiniketan as a professor of Jain literature and taught there from 1932 to 1936. He headed archeology department of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan in 1939. He became honorary director of Rajasthan Oriental Research Institute in 1950. He served as a head of history and archeology department of Gujarati Sahitya Parishad.[6] He retired in 1967. He died following lung cancer on 3 June 1976 at Ahmedabad.[1][2][3]

Works

He had published more than 20 books and edited and translated several others.[1][7][2][3]

Selected works

  • A catalogue of Sanskrit and Prakrit manuscripts in the Rajasthan Oriental Research Institute : Jodhpur collection
  • Prabandhakośa (editor)
  • Prabandhacintāmaṇi (editor)
  • Puratana Prabandha Sangraha (editor), 1936
  • Kumārapāla caritrasaṃgraha
  • Karṇāmṛta-prapā
  • Hetubinduṭīkā
  • Auktikapada
  • Uktiyaka
  • Sandesh Rasak
    , 1945

Recognition

He was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in India, in 1961 for his contributions in field of literature and education.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Muni Jinvijayji". Gujarati Sahitya Parishad (in Gujarati). Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  2. ^
    ISBN 978-81-260-1194-0
    .
  3. ^ a b c d "Jinvijayji". Gujarati Vishwakosh (in Gujarati). Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  4. Mansukhlal Maganlal Jhaveri (1978). History of Gujarati Literature
    . New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi. p. 162. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  5. ISBN 978-81-7041-545-9
    . Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  6. ^ V. K. Chavda (1982). Modern Gujarat. New Order Book Company. p. 92. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  7. ^ U. M. Chokshi; M. R. Trivedi (1991). Gujarat State Gazetteer. Director, Government Print., Stationery and Publications, Gujarat State. p. 398.

External links

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