1901 - 1991
Phoolchandra Shastri
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| Birthday |
11th April, 1901
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| Birthplace |
Silawan, Lalitpur, Uttar Pradesh
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| Died |
31st August, 1991
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| Place of Death |
Roorkee, Uttrakhand
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| Zodiac Sign |
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Siddhantacharya Pandit Phoolchandra Shastri (11 April 1901 – 31 August 1991) was a Jain scholar, writer, editor, freedom fighter, social reformer and an intellectual giant in the field of Jainism. He is best known for dedicating a major part of his life in translating to Hindi the foremost and the oldest Digambara Jain Canon Satkhandāgama and Kasayapahuda and its commentaries Dhavala, Maha-Dhavala and Jai-Dhavala. He was also an active member of Indian National Congress during the Indian freedom struggle. He was also a strong advocate and proponent of abolishing many evils within the Jain community. Panditji was also the founding member of many institutes of learning and scholarship. As a recognition of his contribution to Jain philosophy, he was conferred a title of "Siddhantacharya" at Jain Siddhant Bhavan, Ara (Bihar) in 1962 by the Governor of Bihar Ananthasayanam Ayyangar.
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