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संगोष्ठी का शुभारम्भ संस्थान के डॉ० मोहन पाण्डेय के नमोकार-मंत्र तथा पौराणिक मंगलाचार से हुआ। संगोष्ठी में डॉ० जे०पी० विद्यालंकार, पूर्व प्राचार्य हंसराज कॉलेज, दिल्ली, डॉ० मिथिलेश चतुर्वेदी, रीडर, शिवाजी कॉलेज, डॉ० अशोक कुमार सिंह, एसोसिएट प्रोफेसर, बी० एल० आई० आई०, डॉ० अतुल कुमार (दैनिक हिन्दुस्तान) आदि विद्वान उपस्थित थे।
Seminar on Pañcagranthi Vyākarana of
Buddhisāgara Sūri The Pañcagranthi Vyākaraña of Buddhisāgara Sūri was released by the noted scholar Dr. (Mrs.) Kapila Vatsyayan, Member, Rajya Sabha, in a function held at India International Centre, New Delhi on March 4, 2006. The author of this work, which is the only available work of Sanskrit grammar written in metrical verses, was a Svetāmbara Jaina Ācārya who flourished during 981-1025 A.D. It has been published by Bhogilal Leherchand Institute of Indology (BLII), Delhi. A special feature of the event was the felicitation of Shri Pratap Bhogilal, the founder chairman of BLII.
Speaking as the Chief Guest of the function, Dr. (Mrs.) Kapila Vatsyayan discussed how the vast commentarial literature of India has an originality of its own in interpreting and reinterpreting the text. She stressed upon the need of providing bridge between the ancient and the modern. Dr. J.B. Shah, Director, L.D. Institute of Indology, Ahmedabad praised the effort and zeal of Pratapbhai in furthering the cause of Indological studies, especially Jaina studies.
In the second session, a seminar was held on the Pañcagranthi Vyakarana. Dr. J.B. Shah talked in detail about the Jain tradition of Vyäkarņa. He expressed the view that the work of Buddhisāgara was the basis for the composition of Siddha Haima Sabdānušāsana which is still being taught at many areas in Gujrat and Rajasthan. The editor of the Pañcagranthi, Prof. N.M. Kansara presented a summary of the work. Prof. Vasudev Ghushe in his keynote address highlighted the salient features of the editor's effort. Prof. Jaidev Jani compared the
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