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'''Bhagchandra''' ('''Bhaskar''') '''Jain''' (born on 11 September 1936) is an Indian scholar, renowned for his knowledge of [[Jainism]] and [[Buddhism]], and of classical Indian languages including [[Pali]] and [[Sanskrit]]. His career has spanned more than five decades. He is the recipient of the 2004 "Presidential Award" for his contribution to Pali-Prakrit languages and Buddhism & Jainism religions.<br />
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Bhagchandraji received his Ph.D. from Vidyodaya (University of Ceylon) in 1966. His dissertation was later published as ''Jainism in Buddhist Literature''<ref>Bhagchandra Jain, Jainism in Buddhist Literature. Ph.D. Thesis, U. of Ceylon 1966. Published Nagpur 1972</ref> in 1972, which has since emerged as a major reference on the topic.<br />
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He was Head of Department of [[Pali]] and [[Prakrit]] at [[Nagpur University]]<ref>{{cite book |title=Sacred Books of the East |last=Davids |first=T. W. Rhys |author2=Cowell, George |author3=Takakusu, J. |author4= Müller, F. Max |year=1980 |publisher=Motilal Banarsidass |isbn=81-208-1096-1 |pages=v |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3GXo3I4XFxsC&dq=%22Bhagchandra+Jain%22&pg=PR5 }}</ref> from 1965 to 1996, and he served as the director of Parshvanath Vidyapith at [[Varanasi]] from 1999 to 2001. He is currently working as a Professor Emeritus in JAIN Vishwabharti (Deemed University), Ladnun in Rajasthan. Previously, he worked at JRRS University, Jaipur as Professor & Head of Jain Philosophy as well.<br />
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Mr. Bhagchandra Jain’s scholarly contributions include more than '''''60 books and 300 research papers''''', and he has been a visiting Professor at universities in the United States, Canada, and Europe. He is a recipient of three Doctor of Literature ([[Doctor of Letters|D.Litt.]]) degrees viz. D.Litt. (Sanskrit), D.Litt. (Pali – Prakrit) and D.Litt. (Hindi) which has not been achieved by anyone else in the world and is a world record. In addition, he is a holder of M.A. (Ancient Indian History, Culture, and Archaeology), M.A. (Pali), and M.A. (Sanskrit, Shastracharya (Prakrit and Jain Darshan), Acharya (Sanskrit Sahitya)). Bhagchandra has received several awards and honors, including the Presidential Certificate of Honour in Pali/Prakrit in 2004.<br />
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Mr. Bhagchandra Jain served as an editor of several periodicals including Jain Milan, Ratnatraya, Suddharma, Shramana, Nagpur University Journal, and Prachin Tirth Jirnoddhar; and has represented [[Jainism]], Buddhism and [[Indology]] at World Religious Conferences (including Harvard University) and chaired the sessions in the U.S., U.K., Canada and European countries.<br />
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He is married to Dr. Pushpalata Jain, former head of the Department of [[Hindi]] at [[St. Francis De'Sales High School, Nagpur, Maharashtra|St. Francis de Sales College]], [[Nagpur]].<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://jainpracheenteerth.org/ Jain Pracheen Teerth Jeernodhar Journal]<br />
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* [https://www.jainsamaj.org/content.php?url=Dr._Bhagchandra_Jain Jain Samaj Online Directory]<br />
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* [https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2118970 National Library of Australia Catalogue]<br />
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* [https://jainebooks.org/authors/2580/bhagchandra-jain-bhaskar/books List of selected books]<br />
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