Jnanapith Trust
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Bharatiya Jnanpith a literary and research organization, was founded on February 18, 1944 [1][2]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 [1].

Its research and publication programme started with the publication of the Dhavala texts. A Jain temple at Moodabidri in Karnataka, had stored for centuries its manuscript of palm-leaves. It was a ninth century commentary in Prakrit and Sanskrit, of a second century A.D. work, Satkhandagama, in Prakrit on the Jain doctrine of karma.

It has published two series of texts:

  1. MOORTIDEVI GRANTHMALA
  2. LOKODAYA GRANTHMALA

It also awards the Jnanpith Awards and the Moortidevi Awards.


References

  1. ^ a b Bhartiya Jnanpith Official website]
  2. ^ Encyclopaedia of Indian literature vol. 1, p. 298 1987 Sahitya Akademi, ISBN 8126018038

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