Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c15.s2.t59: Pandit N Aiyaswami Sastri
Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c15.s2.t59
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Pandit N Aiyaswami Sastri
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Pandit N Aiyaswami Sastri (1910-1978) was an eminent scholar of Chinese Buddhism. He later became the professor and Deputy Director of Visva-Bharati Cheena Bhavana and contributed immensely on the development of Chinese Buddhism in India.
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His important works include the restoration of rare philosophical work. He brought out the translation of *Dvadasamukha Sastra* of Nagarjuna with notes from Chi-Tsang’s commentary and a complete summary of the treatise in English. He restored to Sanskrit a treatise on logic called *Karatalaratna*, with critical notes and an introduction. This work, preserved only in Chinese translation, was an important work of Bhavaviveka, the famous Buddhist scholar of 6th century AD. Prof. Sastri also restored another important text on Buddhist philosophy called Tattvasiddhi whose author, Harivarman, lived in the 4th century. Pt Sastri’s other major works were:
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**Suvrana Saptati Sankhyasharika:** This work was restored from Chinese version of Paramartha and published in the Venkatesvara oriental series in 1945.
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**Alambanapariksa of Dinnaga:** It was restored from Tibetan and Chinese and published in 1945.
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**Bhavasankranti Sutra:** This work was also restored from Chinese and Tibetan and published in 1938.
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**Madhyamakavatara of Chandrakriti, Chapter VI:** This work was restored from Tibetan into Sanskrit and published in the Madras oriental series.
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**Satyasiddhi Sastra of Harivarman:** This work deals with Sautrantika philosophy (in four volumes) and was restored into Sanskrit from the Chinese version of Kumarajiva.
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*(Avijit Bannerjee)*
Linked texts (7)
- Bhavasaṅkrāntisūtra — Sanskrit
- Ālambanaparīkṣā — Dignāga, Sanskrit
- Sāṃkhyakārikā — Īśvarakṛṣṇa, Sanskrit
- Satyasiddhiśāstra — Harivarman, Sanskrit
- Dvādaśamukhaśāstra — Nāgārjuna, Classical Chinese
- Karatalaratna — Bhāviveka, Classical Chinese
- Madhyamakāvatāra — Candrakīrti, Sanskrit