Infobox Language family name Prakrit familycolor Indo European fam1 Indo European languages Indo European ... to the 3rd or 4th c. BC, written in Jain Prakrit language in Devanagari book script , ca. 1500 AD. Prakrit also transliterated as Pracrit Sanskrit unicode pr k ta from pra k ti is the name ... to the literary and religious orthodoxy of Sanskrit IAST sa sk t . Alternatively, Prakrit ... regarded as illegitimate by the Brahmin orthodoxy. The earliest extant usage of Prakrit is the corpus of inscriptions of Asoka , emperor of India. Besides this, Prakrit appears in literature in the form of P li Canon of the Hinayana Buddhism Buddhists , Prakrit canon of the Jains, Prakrit grammars and in lyrics, plays and epics of the times. ref cite book title Introduction to Prakrit last Woolner ... 17 March 2011 ref The various Prakrit languages are associated with different patron dynasties ... lions and Prakrit inscriptions in the Kharoshthi script, British Museum Dramatic Prakrits ... was written in a Prakrit, the reader would also be provided with a Sanskrit translation. None of these Prakrits ... out of favor. ref Woolner, pg. v. ref The phrase Dramatic Prakrit s often refers to three most prominent of them Sauraseni , Magadhi Prakrit Magadhi , and Maharashtri . However, there were a slew of other ... to the use of these different Prakrits in dramas. Characters each spoke a different Prakrit ... Deshpande, pg. 36 37 ref As a Vernacular Prakrit is foremost a native term, designating vernaculars ... to write Jain scriptures, is often considered to be the definitive form of Prakrit, while others are considered variants thereof. Prakrit grammarians would give the full grammar of Ardhamagadhi first, and then define the other grammars with relation to it. For this reason, courses teaching Prakrit ... it as a Prakrit per se , presumably for Sectarianism sectarian rather than linguistic reasons. Each Prakrit represents a distinct tradition of literature within the history of India. Other Prakrits ... more details
Dramatic Prakrits were those standard forms of Prakrit dialects that were used in dramas and other literature in Middle kingdoms of India medieval India . They may have once been spoken languages or were based on spoken languages, but continued to be used as literary languages long after they ceased to be spoken. ref 1911 Enc. Brit., As regards these dialectic varieties... ref Dramatic Prakrits are important for the study of the development of Indo Aryan languages, because their usage plays and literature is always accompanied by a translation in Sanskrit. ref Woolner, pg. v. ref The phrase Dramatic Prakrit s often refers to three most prominent of them Sauraseni , Magadhi Prakrit Magadhi , and Maharashtri . However, there were a slew of other less commonly used Prakrits that also fall into this category. These include Pracya, Bahliki, Daksinatya, Sakari, Candali, Sabari, Abhiri, Dramili, and Odri. There was an astoundingly strict structure to the use of these different Prakrits in dramas. Characters each spoke a different Prakrit based on their role and background for example, Dramili was the language of forest dwellers , Sauraseni was spoken by the heroine and her female friends , and Avanti was spoken by cheats and rogues . ref Banerjee, pg. 19 21 ref Maharashtri , the root of modern Marathi language Marathi , is a particularly interesting case. Maharashtri was often used for poetry and as such, diverged from proper Sanskrit grammar mainly to fit the language to the meter of different ... Prakrits and some of their descendant languages Maharashtri Maharashtri Prakrit Maharashtri was used ... , Sinhala language Sinhala , and Dhivehi language Dhivehi . Sauraseni Sauraseni Prakrit Sauraseni ... language . Magadhi Prakrit Magadhi was used in eastern India, later evolving into the List ... Woolner, Alfred C. Introduction to Prakrit . Delhi Motilal Banarsidass, India, 1999. http www.1911encyclopedia.org ... School of Prakrit Grammarians a linguistic study . Calcutta Vidyasagar Pustak Mandir, 1977. Notes ... more details
Magadhi Prakrit is of one of the three Dramatic Prakrit s, the written languages of History of India Ancient India following the decline of Sanskrit . Magadhi Prakrit was spoken in the eastern Indian subcontinent , in a region spanning what is now East India eastern India , Bangladesh , and Nepal . It is believed to be the language spoken by Gautama Buddha , and the language of the ancient kingdom of Magadha . It was the official language of the Mauryan court which may have been in Patna, and the edicts of Ashoka were composed in it. ref Bashan A.L., The Wonder that was India , Picador, 2004, pp.394 ref Magadhi Prakrit later evolved into the List of Eastern Indo Aryan languages Eastern Indo Aryan languages , including Assamese language Assamese , Bengali language Bengali , Oriya language Oriya and the Bihari languages Bhojpuri language Bhojpuri , Maithili language Maithili , and Magahi , among others . ref South Asian folklore an encyclopedia Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, By Peter J. Claus, Sarah Diamond, Margaret Ann Mills, Routledge, 2003, p. 203 ref Pali and Ardha Magadhi Theravada Buddhism Buddhist tradition has long held that the P li language was synonymous with the ancient Magadha language and indeed, there are many remarkable analogies between P li and an old form of Magadhi Prakrit known as Jain Prakrit Ardhamagadhi Half Magadhi , which is preserved in ancient Jainism ... archaic of the Middle Indo Aryan languages are the inscriptional A okan Prakrit on the one hand ... of a few so called de words of often uncertain origin. Jain Prakrit Ardhamagadhi differs from later Magadhi Prakrit on similar points as P li. For example, Ardhamagadhi preserves historical l , unlike later Magadhi Prakrit, where l changed into r . Additionally, in the noun inflection, Ardhamagadhi shows the ending o instead of Magadhi Prakrit e at least in many metrical places. This similarity ... over one s self. References and footnotes references See also Apabhramsha Prakrit External ... more details
Infobox Language name Jain Prakrit region India extinct developed into Magahi language Magadhi familycolor Indo European fam2 Indo Iranian languages Indo Iranian fam3 Indo Aryan languages Indo Aryan iso2 inc iso3 pka Jain Prakrit is a term loosely used for the language of the Jain Agamas canonical texts . The books of Jainism were written in the popular vernacular dialects as opposed to Sanskrit which was the classical standard of Brahmanism , and therefore encompass a number of related dialects. Chief among these is Magadhi Prakrit Ardha Magadhi , which due to its extensive use has also come to be identified as the definitive form of Prakrit . Other dialects include versions of Maharashtri and Sauraseni . The Aabhidhan Rajendra Kosh written by Acharya Rajendrasuri , is the only available Jain encyclopedia for understanding the Jain Prakrit , Sanskrit , Ardha Magadhi and other Jain languages words. Pali and Ardha Magadhi The most archaic of the Middle Indo Aryan languages are the inscriptional A okan Prakrit on the one hand and P li and Ardham gadh on the other, both literary languages. The Indo Aryan languages are commonly assigned to three major groups Old, Middle and New Indo Aryan , a linguistic and not strictly chronological classification as the MIA languages are not younger than Classical Sanskrit. And a number of their morphophonological and lexical features betray the fact that they are not direct continuations of gvedic Sanskrit, the main base of Classical Sanskrit rather they descend from dialects which, despite many similarities, were different from gvedic and in some regards even more archaic. MIA languages, though individually distinct, share features of phonology ... in ancient Jainism Jain texts. Ardhamagadhi differs from the eastern Prakrit of Ashokan inscriptions ... Category Medieval languages Category Jain languages Prakrit als Ardhamagadhi de Ardhamagadhi no Jain prakrit ... more details
unreferenced date November 2006 Most Jain literature was written using one of the following languages Sauraseni Magadhi Prakrit Ardha Magadhi Prakrit Agamas, Agama Tulya, Siddhanta texts, etc . Sanskrit Apabhramsha The Aabhidhan Rajendra Kosh written by Acharya Rajendrasuri , is only one available Jain encyclopedia to understand the Jain Prakrit , Sanskrit , Ardha Magadhi and other Jain languages words. Category Jain languages Jainism stub ... more details
About the Sanskrit and Prakrit verses the sacred hymns of Zarathushtra Gathas TOC Gatha is a type of metered and often rhythmic poetic verse or a phrase in the ancient Indian languages of Prakrit and Sanskrit . ref Sujit Mukherjee 1998 , A Dictionary of Indian Literature Hyderabad Orient Longman ISBN 81 250 1453 5 page 110 ref The word is originally derived from the Sanskrit Prakrit root gai , which means, to speak, sing, recite or extol. ref Amaresh Datta 1988 Encyclopaedia of Indian literature vol. 2 Chennai Sahitya Academy ISBN 81 260 1194 7 p. 1373 ref Hence gatha can mean either speech, verse or a song. The stanzas of the Prakrit dialects of Ardhamagadhi , Sauraseni and P li are known as gathas as opposed to shloka s and Sutra s of Sanskrit and Dohas of Apabhramsha . Most of the Jain and Buddhist texts written in Prakrit are composed of gathas or verses stanzas . Thus, gatha can mean any of the following Prakrit and Pali Verse poetry verse s in general, or ref name datta Amaresh Datta 1988 Encyclopaedia of Indian literature vol. 2 Chennai Sahitya Academy ISBN 81 260 1194 7 p. 1374 ref Arya meter of Sanskrit was also known as gatha , A particular meter in Prakrit similar to arya meter of Sanskrit, Versified portions of Pali canon Tipitaka of Theravada Buddhism are also called specifically as gathas . References reflist See also Jain Prakrit Vedic meter Jain Agamas Category Jain languages Category Buddhist literature Category Poetic rhythm Category Indian poetics nl Gatha ... more details
Bhoomi means Earth in Prakrit, an ancient vernacular version of Sanskrit once commonly spoken in India . Prakrit, the language that Buddha spoke, eventually morphed into modern day Hindi . Bhoomi is also the source for other derived words such as Bhoomi Devi Mother Earth , Bhoomi Deva God of Earth , Booma etc. Bhoomi band a music group based in Kolkata , India . Bhoomi Software a popular land records automation solution used in India . disambig ... more details
Arya metre is a Meter poetry meter used in Sanskrit and Prakrit verses. A verse in arya metre is in two lines. It is believed that arya meter was taken from the gatha meter of Prakrit. ref cite book last Garg first Ganga Ram coauthors title Encyclopaedia of the Hindu World publisher Concept Publishing Company date 1992 location isbn 8170223733 p. 653 ref Arya metre is common in Jain Prakrit texts and hence considered as favourite metre of early authors of Jainism . The earlier form of the arya metre is called old gati, which occurs in a some very early Prakrit and P li texts. ref cite web last Prof. K.R. Norman first title The origins of the ry metre url http www.ancient buddhist texts.net Textual Studies Prosody Articles Norman Arya Text.htm accessdate 2009 11 11 ref References reflist See also Jain Prakrit Vedic meter Jain Agamas Category Jain languages Category Buddhist literature Category Poetic rhythm Category Indian poetics ... more details
A Pali Prakrit form of the Sanskrit word Arya . There are two languages called Aja Aja language Niger Congo , part of the Gbe languages Gbe dialect continuum, spoken in Benin and Togo Aja language Nilo Saharan , spoken in Sudan disambig hr Aja jezik ... more details
The Ni tha S tra Prakrit Nis ha Sutta is a Jaina Svetambara canonical text in Prakrit . This text is one of the six Chedas tra s. The text consists of twenty chapters. It prescribes some rules pertaining to monastic life. Punishments for various transgressions are also prescribed in it. Certain exceptions to the general rules also find place therein. ref cite web url http www.ibiblio.org jainism database BOOK jainphil.doc title Jaina Philosophy author Mohanlal Mehta publisher P. V. Research Institute year 1971 ref . Notes reflist Jain Agamas Category Jain texts ... more details
Abahatta , from Prakrit abasatta and ultimately from Sanskrit apa abda ref Deshpande, Madhav Sanskrit and Prakrit, p.32 ref meaningless sound , is a stage in the evolution of the Eastern group of Indo Aryan languages such as Bangla , Maithili language Maithili , Oriya language Oriya . It is also called Apabhramsa Avahatta , Apabhramsha Abahatta or Purvi Apabhramsa . Abahatta is considered to follow the Apabhramsha stage, i.e. those Apabhramsha s derived from Magadhi Prakrit s. Abahatta which existed from the 6th century to 14th century, was contemporaneous with some Apabhramsa languages as well as the early Modern languages such as Old Oriya, Old Bangla or Maithili language Maithili . Many poets composed both in Abahatta and a modern language, e.g. Charyapada poets wrote dohas or short religious verses in Abahatta the Maithili poet Vidyapati wrote his autobiography Kirtilata in Abahatta. The Abahatta stage is characterized by The loss of affixes and suffixes Loss of grammatical gender Increased usage of short vowels Nasalisation at the end or in the middle of words The substitution of h for s, etc. For the Bengali language, the Abahatta stage was followed by the Old Bangla ca. 1100 AD . References Reflist External links http banglapedia.org HT A 0001.htm Abahatta in Banglapedia ling stub Category Eastern Indo Aryan languages Category Indo Aryan languages Category Ancient languages bn ... more details
Wiktionary Gandhari 1993 Gandahari G ndh r may refer to Gandhari character , character in the Indian epic, Mahabharata G ndh r language , north western prakrit spoken in G ndh ra Gandhari script , also known as Kharo h Ghandari people, who lived in Gandhara Gandhari film , a 1993 Malayalam language film See also lookfrom gandhari intitle gandhari possible misspellings Gandahar disambiguation Gandhar disambiguation root words Gand disambiguation Hari disambiguation Disambiguation ... more details
wiktionary IAST Dak i a is the Sanskrit for right hand side . It may refer to right, the relative direction south a south wind d k i di is the south from a North Indian perspective South India the Deccan plateau via Prakrit dakkhin dexterity The feminine Dak i refers to the recompense paid to a priest for a sacrifice. a term for the higher doctrines in the shakha s disambig ... more details
under the influence of a linguistic tradition stemming from the protocanonical Prakrit of the early oral tradition. ref name Edgerton, Franklin page 503 Edgerton, Franklin. The Prakrit Underlying Buddhistic ..., Franklin. The Prakrit Underlying Buddhistic Hybrid Sanskrit. Bulletin of the School of Oriental ... resembles the protocanonical Prakrit in phonology and morphology much more closely than Sanskrit ... Text Society, page 37 ref However, Franklin Edgerton states that P li is in essence a Prakrit. ref ... languages. ref Edgerton, Franklin. The Prakrit Underlying Buddhistic Hybrid Sanskrit. Bulletin ... Prakrit has been incompletely Sanskritised, with the phonetic forms being changed to the Sanskrit versions, but the grammar of Prakrit being retained. For instance, Prakrit bhikkhussa , the possessive ... never be used by any non Buddhist writer. ref Edgerton, Franklin. The Prakrit Underlying Buddhistic ... to a semi Sanskritized form of the protocanonical Prakrit. The peculiar Buddhist vocabulary of BHS ... Sanskrit Edgerton finds other indications as well . ref Edgerton, Franklin. The Prakrit Underlying ... of them belong to the special vocabulary of the protocanonical Buddhist Prakrit. ref Edgerton, Franklin. The Prakrit Underlying Buddhistic Hybrid Sanskrit. Bulletin of the School of Oriental Studies ... more details
Infobox Language name Shauraseni region India familycolor Indo European fam2 Indo Iranian languages Indo Iranian fam3 Indo Aryan languages Indo Aryan iso2 inc iso3 psu A Dramatic Prakrit , Shauraseni was the chief language used in drama in northern Middle kingdoms of India medieval India . Most of the material in this language originates from the 3rd to 10th centuries AD, though it was probably a spoken colloquial around the 5th century BC. Its descendants include the varieties of Hindi , the Central Zone of modern Indic or Hindi languages , the standard registers of Hindi Urdu based on the Khariboli dialect, and the Punjabi language . ref http linguistlist.org forms langs LLDescription.cfm?code psu ref The Jain acharya s belonging to the Digambara sect wrote in Sauraseni. Shatkandaagama and Ksyaayapahud are two of the major Jain epics in Sauraseni. Citation needed date December 2010 References references See also Apabhra a Prakrit External links http linguistlist.org forms langs LLDescription.cfm?code psu A brief description of the language Indo Iranian languages Category Indo Aryan languages Category Medieval languages ie lang stub ca Sauraseni no Sauraseni ru ... more details
Jainism Vy khy praj apti commonly known as Bhagavati s tra is the fifth of the 12 Jain agam said to be promulgated by Mahavira Bhagwan Mahavara . Vy khy praj apti translated as Exposition of Explanations is said to have been composed by Sudharma Swami Gandhara as per the Svethambara tradition. It is the largest text of the canon said to contain 60,000 questions answered by Mahavira. The subject matter of the answers ranges from the Jain Doctrine to rules of ascetic behaviour. Contents Briefly, the answers may be categorised under the following categories related to ascetic conduct related to the six substances related to the Jain Ontology related to Reincarnation related to Jain Geography related to Jain Cosmology related to Jain Mathematics related to Obstetrics brief biographies of famous contemporaries of Mahavira miscellaneous subjects The Bhagavati Sutra is divided into 41 sections known as Shatakas. It follows question and answer pattern. The questions are raised by Gautama, Makandiputra, Roha, Agnibhuti & Vayubhuti, Skandaka, Jayanti, etc. It is written in Ardhamagadhi Prakrit English translations Illustrated BHAGAVATI SUTRA Vol. 1, VYAKHYA PRAJNAPTI Prakrit Gatha Hindi exposition English exposition with a glossary Ed. by Pravartaka Amar Muni, Shrichand Surana Saras Eng. tr. by Surendra Bothra Jain Agamas Category Jain texts Category Agamas no Vyakhyaprajnapti ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Noreferences date August 2009 Rashtrapati Awards are given by the President of India . They are given to award excellence in various fields. The award giving ceremony is conducted in the Rashtrapati Bhavan the President s official residence. The awards are given annually for Excellence in various fields. Especially the classical language scholars for the languages such as Sanskrit, Pali, Prakrit, Arabic and Persian. There is also a Presidential Honour for young scholars below age 40 who have worked to bridge the ancient and the modern especially using IT, this award was instituted in 2002 called Maharishi Badrayan Vyas Samman award. Category Recipients of the Rashtrapati Award Category Indian awards India gov stub ... more details
Jainism Up sakada h is the seventh of the 12 Jain gamas said to be promulgated by Mahavira M hav ra himself. Up sakada h translated as Ten Chapters on Lay Attenders is said to have been composed by Ganadhara Sudharmasvami as per the Svetambara vet mbara tradition. Subject matter It contains stories describing the piety of the advanced laymen and their fortitude in face of demonic attacks. English translations Popular English Translations are Illustrated SRI UPASAKADASA SUTRA Prakrit Gatha Hindi exposition English exposition and Appendices Ed. by Pravartaka Amar Muni, Shrichand Surana, Eng. tr. by Surendra Bothra Jain Agamas Category Agamas Category Jain texts ... more details
Jainism Antakrddaa h is the eighth of the 12 Jain gamas said to be promulgated by Mahavira M hav ra himself. Antakrddaa h translated as Ten Chapters on End Makers is said to have been composed by Ganadhara Sudharmasvami as per the Svetambara vet mbara tradition. Subject matter of the Agama It contains stories describing those who succeeded in destroying all their Karma in Jainism karmas and succeeded in attaining Moksa and putting an end to the re births. English translations Popular English Translations are Illustrated SRI ANTAKRDDASA SUTRA Prakrit Gatha Hindi exposition English exposition and Appendices Ed. by Pravartaka Amar Muni, Shrichand Surana Saras, Eng. tr. by Surendra Bothra Jain Agamas Category Jain texts ... more details
Bhagchandra Jain Bhaskar born 1939 is an India n scholar, renowned for his knowledge of Jainism and Buddhism , and of classical Indian languages including Pali and Sanskrit . His career has spanned more than four decades. Bhagchandra received his PhD from Vidyodaya University of Ceylon in 1966. His dissertation was later published as Jainism in Buddhist Literature ref Bhagchandra Jain, Jainism in Buddhist Literature. Ph.D.Thesis, U. of Ceylon 1966. Published Nagpur 1972 ref in 1972, which has since emerged as a major reference on the topic. He was Head of Department of Pali and Prakrit at Nagpur University ref cite book title Sacred Books of the East last Davids first T. W. Rhys coauthors Cowell, George Takakusu, J. M ller, F. Max year 1980 publisher Motilal Banarsidass isbn 8120810961 pages p. v url http books.google.com books?id 3GXo3I4XFxsC&pg PR5&dq 22Bhagchandra Jain 22&num 100&sig R8swfXIAGJ9iVfKyLtfDVAdxhIs ref from 1965 to 1996, and he served as the director of Parshvanath Vidyapith at Varanasi from 1999 to 2001. Bhagchandra s scholarly contributions include more than 40 books and 300 research papers, and he has been a visiting Professor to universities in the United States, Canada and Europe. He is a recipient of three Doctor of Literature Doctor of Letters D.Litt. degrees viz. D.Litt Sanskrit , D.Litt Pali Prakrit and D.Litt Hindi . In addition, he is a holder of Ph.D, M.A. Ancient Indian History, Culture and Archaeology , M.A. Pali ,and M.A. Sanskrit, Shastracharya Prakrit and Jain Darshan , Acharya Sanskrit Sahitya . Bhagchandra has received a number of award and honors, including the Presidential Certificate of Honour in Pali Prakrit in 2004. ref cite news title Scholars honoured url http www.hindu.com 2004 08 18 stories 2004081801531300.htm work The Hindu date 2004 08 18 accessdate 2008 02 18 ref Bhagchandra served as an editor of several periodicals including Jain Milan, Ratnatraya, Suddharma, Shramana, Nagpur University Journal, and Prachin Tirth Jir ... more details
The various Kings of the Nagas of Narwar issued coins of , and 1 kakini , from 5 15 mm in size and all issued in bronze. Designs were humped bull facing left, wheel peacock , trident and various other designs. The Nagas of Narwar occupied the region of Padmavati , Kantipuri , Mathura, Uttar Pradesh Mathura and Vidisha around the period of 200 340 AD. In this period there was substantial trade between India and Rome in spices, fabric and gold. Text used was in the Br hm script Brahmi script ref http www.indiancoins.8m.com naga NagasOfPadmavati.html Accessed 2007 05 28 ref of an Early Prakrit language. References references Historic Indian currency and coinage DEFAULTSORT Narwar Coinage Category Ancient currencies ... more details
Image Nahapana.jpg thumb 300px Coin of Nahapana 119 124 124 CE . br Obv Bust of king Nahapana with a legend in Greek script PANNI IAHAPATAC NAHA ANAC , transliteration of the Prakrit Ra o Kshaharatasa Nahapanasa King Kshaharata Nahapana . br Rev Thunderbolt and arrow, within a Prakrit Br hm script Brahmi legend to right Rajno Ksaharatasa Nahapanasa Prakrit Kharoshti legend to left Rano Ksaharatasa Nahapanasa . Ariaca was a region of Western India beyond Barigaza , mentioned in ancient geographical sources. According to the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea , Ariaca was part of the kingdom of Nambanus , though to be the Western Satrap ruler Nahapana ref History of the Andhras , Durga Prasad http 66.102.9.104 search?q cache kO fD4W50IQJ 202.41.85.234 8000 gw 44 5 hi res hcu images G2.pdf Nambanus Andhras&hl ja&ct clnk&cd 2&gl jp Source ref quote 41. Beyond the Gulf of Kutch gulf of Baraca is that of Bharuch Barygaza and the coast of the country of Ariaca, which is the beginning of the Kingdom of Nambanus and of all India. That part of it lying inland and adjoining Scythia is called Abiria , but the coast is called Syrastrene . It is a fertile country, yielding wheat and rice and sesame oil and clarified butter, cotton and the Indian cloths made therefrom, of the coarser sorts. Very many cattle are pastured there, and the men are of great stature and black in color. The metropolis of this country is Minnagara , from which much cotton cloth is brought down to Barygaza. Periplus of the Erythraean Sea, Chap. 41 ref http www.fordham.edu halsall ancient periplus.html Source ref Ptolemy further describes Ariaca as being composed of the cities of Suppara Sopara , Dunga, Symilla emporim Chaul , Balepatna, Hippocura, ending before the city of Mandagora. ref Ptolemy, Geographia, Book 7 ref Notes reflist Category Ancient India ... more details
Bharatiya Jnanpith a literary and research organization, was founded on February 18, 1944 ref name Jnan ref Encyclopaedia of Indian literature vol. 1, p. 298 1987, Sahitya Akademi, ISBN 81 260 1803 8 ref by Sahu Shanti Prasad Jain of the Sahu Jain family and his wife Rama Jain to undertake systematic research and publication of Sanskrit , Prakrit , Pali and Apabhramsha texts. ref name Jnan http www.jnanpith.net index.html jnanpith.net , Bhartiya Jnanpith Official website ref Its research and publication programme started with the publication of the Dhavala texts. A Jain temple at Moodabidri in Karnataka , southern India, had stored for centuries its manuscript of palm leaves. It was a 9th century commentary in Prakrit and Sanskrit, of a 2nd century AD work, Satkhandagama , in Prakrit on the Karma in Jainism Jain doctrine of karma . It has published two series of texts Moortidevi Granthmala Lokodaya Granthmala It annually publishes hundreds of books in Hindi both original and translated works and also presents India s highest literary awards, the Jnanpith Award s and the Moortidevi Award , ref http en.wikipedia.org w index.php?title User Alokasteroid Moortidevi Award&oldid 384652150 Wikipedia.org ref besides awards for upcoming writers. References references External links http www.jnanpith.net index.html Bharatiya Jnanpith, Official website Category Book publishing companies of India Category Indology Category Non profit organisations based in India Category Indic literature societies Category Companies of The Times Group gu hi ... more details
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