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Since
its inception, the Bharatiya Jnanpith has been working
devotedly for the fulfilment of its twin objectives.
Its research and publication programme started with
the resurrection of a monumental classic. A temple
at Moodbidri in Karnataka, had stored for centuries
an unidentified manuscript of palm-leaves. The Jnanpith's
painstaking research revealed that it was a ninth
century commentary in Prakrit and Sanskrit, of a
second century A.D. work, Sat-khandagama, in Prakrit
on the doctrine of karman. The sixth & last
part of this great work, Mahabandha, has been published
in seven volumes, comprising three thousand pages,
by Bharatiya Jnanpith.
MOORTIDEVI
GRANTHMALA
The
completion of this epic-work inaugurated the establishment
of 'Moortidevi Granthamala' named after the revered
mother of late Sahu Shanti Prasad Jain. This was
the beginning of the Moortidevi
Granthamala, which has, since then
been brought out, in scientifically edited form,
rare works on Indian thought, culture and religion.
These works are in Sanskrit, Prakrit, Pali, Apabhramsa,
Tamil, Kannada,
Hindi and English, covering subjects like religion,
philosophy, logic, ethics, grammar, astrology, poetics
etc.
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LOKODAYA
GRANTHMALA
The objective of encouraging creation of original
modern literature is sought to be achieved through
several programmes, the most important being the
Lokodaya Granthamala. It has been the endeavour
of the Jnanpith to highlight the emerging talent
whose writings are generally ignored by commercial
publishers. Bharatiya Jnanpith can justifiably feel
proud of the fact that it has helped a number of
writers, who have acquired eminence today, in their
formative years.
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