Book Title: Higher Education and Research in Prakrits and Jainology
Author(s): Gokulchandra Jain
Publisher: Sampurnanda Vishva Vidyalaya Varanasi
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cuitable for the purpose, and setting up of at least an Iostitute or Centre of Advanced studies ia Prakrits and Jajaology to
undertake and co-ordinate research work in the field, 2. Existing Departments of Jaipology od Prakrits may be streng.
thened and equipped with suficient stafi ard oiber facilit es required to fulfil the desired Inter-disciplinary teaching and research.
3. In view of tte importance of the subject, and its initial stage,
adequate specific Scholarships 2t Post-Graduate level and Fellowships for M. Phil and Doctoral research, and research Grants for minor and major research projects should be provided.
4. Seminars, symposia, workshops, summer schools, short term
Institutes, Conferences should be regularly organised at regional and all India level at suitable universities.
Undesirable developments to be restricted
The seminars have painfully recorded some undesirable developmeats shich would ultimally result in National loss of Cultural Haritage, and iherefore, desi to be stopped at this very stage. It is well-known and as undisputable fact that classical lansuages of Iodia have close tie and require to be studied in relation to each other. It is why earlier Professors of Sanskrit could contribute to a great extent to any classical language Sanskrit, Paii, Prakrits or Apabhrams.
It is a calculated fact that half, and sometimes more than half of a classical Drama cow popalaris tgown as Sapskrit Drama, is written in Prakrits. Druma like Wrochakarikam is written mostly in Prakrits.
All the works of Sanskrit Poetics have quoted a good deal of Prakrit 2nd Apabranša verses.
It should be asserted that these works, whicrearer prescribed as text books, are taughi in original.
The practice of teaching Prakrit portio35 got in original but through Sanskrit Cha;a has developed to such an extent that gradually the Prakrit portioas of the dramas and works on poetics have become comupi.
