Satish Chandra Vidyabhusan
Satish Chandra Vidyabhusan (30 July 1870 – 25 April 1920) was a Bengali scholar of Sanskrit and Pali Language and principal of Sanskrit College.
Early life[edit]
Satish Chandra Vidyabhusan was born in 1870 in Rajbari District, British India. His father Pitambar Vidyavagish was a Pandit and astronomer. In 1888, Satish Chandra passed entrance from Nabadwip Hindu School and in 1892, passed the B.A. with Sanskrit Honours from Krishnagar Government College with gold medal.[1] He was the first Indian who obtained M.A. degree in Pali from Calcutta University.[2][3]
Career[edit]
Vidyabhushan was known for his distinguished knowledge in Indian logic and Tibetan Buddhist Text.[4] He, along with Sarat Chandra Das, prepared Tibetan-English dictionary. Vidyabhusan went to Sri Lanka in 1910 for study and on his return he was appointed the Principal of Sanskrit College, Kolkata.[5] He became the Assistant editor of the Buddhist Text Society. He edited magazine of Bangiya Sahitya Parisad for 22 years. Vidyabhushan was a linguist having knowledge in Buddhist literature, Chinese, Japanese, German and French language. Vidyabhushan has a number of books on Buddhist Tibetan culture, logic, Sanskrit and Systems of Indian Philosophy. In 1906 he received the title of Mahamahopadhyaya. and got Ph. D. in 1908.[2][1][6]
Bibliography[edit]
- History of the Mediaeval School of Indian Logic (1909), Calcutta, published by The Calcutta University
- The Nyaya Sutras of Gautama: Original Text, English Translation & Commentary (1913), Bahadurganj, published by The Panini Office
- A Bilingual Index of Nyaya-Bindu (1917), Calcutta, published by The Asiatic Society
- A History of Indian Logic (1921), Calcutta, published by The Calcutta University
References[edit]
- ^ a b Vol - I, Subodh C. Sengupta & Anjali Basu (2002). Sansad Bangali Charitavidhan (Bengali). Kolkata: Sahitya Sansad. p. 545. ISBN 81-85626-65-0.
- ^ a b Padmanabh S. Jaini (2001). Collected Papers on Buddhist Studies. Motilal Banarsidass. ISBN 9788120817760. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "Department of Pali". caluniv.ac.in. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ^ Dr. Mantosh Mandal (29 December 2014). Indian Paṇdits Engaged in Tibetan Translations of Buddhist Logic. ISBN 9781312791336. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ^ Sukumar Dutt (5 November 2013). Early Buddhist Monachism: 600 BC - 100 BC. ISBN 9781136378539. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ^ C. Hayavadana Rao. "The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)". Retrieved 21 October 2018.
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